Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Geometer Plus <contact@geometerplus.com> * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA * 02110-1301, USA. */ import java.io.*; public class Main { static String getParentPath(String path) { File file = new File(path); String parent = file.getParent(); if (parent == null) { File[] roots = File.listRoots(); for (int i = 0; i < roots.length; i++) { if (roots[i].equals(file)) { parent = getRootDirectoryPath(); break; } } } return parent; } static String getRootDirectoryPath() { return File.listRoots().length == 1 ? File.listRoots()[0].getPath().trim() : ""; } }