Get the directory from a file path in java (android)

Question

Is there a function to get the directory part of a file path?

so from

String a=\"/root/sdcard/Pictures/img0001.jpg\";

Answer 1

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 null

http://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/File.html#getParent%28%29