Question

When I execute the following code:

File f = getFile();
String absPath = f.getAbsolutePath()

System.out.println(absPath);

I get the following print out:

C:\Users\myUser\Desktop\test\file.txt

But that’s not what I want! I want the absolute path leading up to file.txt, i.e.:

C:\Users\myUser\Desktop\test\

I’m trying to figure out how to use the Java File I/O API to accomplish this but I can’t seem to find anything that is a match for what I’m looking for. Thanks for any nudges in the right direction.

Answer 1

Look here: File#getParentFile()