Get the directory from a file path in java (android)
Yes. First, construct a File representing the image path:
File file = new File(a);If you're starting from a relative path:
file = new File(file.getAbsolutePath());Then, get the parent:
String dir = file.getParent();Or, if you want the directory as a File object,
File dirAsFile = file.getParentFile();
A better way, use getParent() from File Class..
String a="/root/sdcard/Pictures/img0001.jpg"; // A valid file path File file = new File(a); String getDirectoryPath = file.getParent(); // Only return path if physical file exist else return nullhttp://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/File.html#getParent%28%29
You could also use FilenameUtils from Apache. It provides you at least the following features for the example C:\dev\project\file.txt:
- the prefix - C:\
- the path - dev\project\
- the full path - C:\dev\project\
- the name - file.txt
- the base name - file
- the extension - txt