Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ import java.io.File; public class Main { /** * check for a parent directory * @param file instance to check * @return True if the parent directory's File instance exists, otherwise false */ public static boolean hasParent(File file) { if (file.getParentFile() == null) return false; return file.getParentFile().exists(); } }