XPInstall API Reference:File Object:Methods:dirGetParent

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Contents 1 dirGetParent 1.1 Method of 1.2 Syntax 1.3 Parameters 1.4 Returns 1.5 Example

[edit] dirGetParent

Returns an object representing the parent directory of the current directory or file.

[edit] Method of

File object

[edit] Syntax

FileSpecObject dirGetParent( FileSpecObject fileOrDir );

[edit] Parameters

The dirGetParent method has the following parameters:

fileOrDir

A FileSpecObject representing the pathname of the file or directory whose parent is being requested.

[edit] Returns

A FileSpecObject if successful; null if not successful.

[edit] Example

f = getFolder("Program", "myNewDirectory");
err = File.dirCreate(f);
err = File.getParent(f) // returns "Program"