How do I get a file's directory using the File object?

Question

Consider the code:

File file = new File(\"c:\\\\temp\\\\java\\\\testfile\");

testfile is a file, and it may or may not exist.

Answer 1

I found this more useful for getting the absolute file location.

File file = new File("\\TestHello\\test.txt");
System.out.println(file.getAbsoluteFile());