File.Parent Property

Definition

Returns the pathname string of this abstract pathname's parent, or null if this pathname does not name a parent directory.

public virtual string? Parent { [Android.Runtime.Register("getParent", "()Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetParentHandler")] get; }
[<get: Android.Runtime.Register("getParent", "()Ljava/lang/String;", "GetGetParentHandler")>]
member this.Parent : string

Property Value

The pathname string of the parent directory named by this abstract pathname, or null if this pathname does not name a parent

Attributes

Remarks

Returns the pathname string of this abstract pathname's parent, or null if this pathname does not name a parent directory.

The <em>parent</em> of an abstract pathname consists of the pathname's prefix, if any, and each name in the pathname's name sequence except for the last. If the name sequence is empty then the pathname does not name a parent directory.

Java documentation for java.io.File.getParent().

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Applies to