Java Utililty Methods Parent Path Get

List of utility methods to do Parent Path Get

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Method

StringgetParentPath()
get the parent directory of the current directory 
try {
    return new File("..").getCanonicalPath();
} catch (IOException ioe) {
    throw new IllegalStateException(ioe);
StringgetParentPath(File file, boolean wrap, boolean escape)
get Parent Path 
if (file.getParent() != null) {
    return wrapAndEscape(file.getParentFile().getAbsolutePath(), wrap, escape);
} else {
    return null;
StringgetParentPath(String absolutePath)
get Parent Path 
if (!isExist(absolutePath)) {
    return null;
File file = new File(absolutePath);
return file.getParent();
StringgetParentPath(String filePath)
Returns only the parent directory path of the given file path, e.g. 
return filePath.substring(0, filePath.lastIndexOf(File.separatorChar) + 1);
StringgetParentPath(String fullpath)
get Parent Path 
File file = new File(fullpath);
if (file == null) {
    return "";
if (file.getParentFile() == null) {
    return "";
return file.getParentFile().getPath();
...
StringgetParentPath(String path)
get Parent Path 
return new File(path).getParent();
StringgetParentPath(String path)
Convenience method to get the Path to the folder containing the file or directory in the supplied path. 
try {
    return new File(path).getParent();
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
return null;
StringgetParentPathAndName(String path, StringBuilder parent)
get Parent Path And Name 
final int len = path.length();
final char sep = File.separatorChar;
int end = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
    char ch = path.charAt(i);
    if (ch == sep) {
        ch = '/';
        end = i;
...
StringgetParentPathname(String pathname)
Returns the parent of pathname 
return getAncestorPathname(pathname, 1);