System.IOUtils.TDirectory.GetParent

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Delphi

class function GetParent(const Path: string): string; static;

C++

static System::UnicodeString __fastcall GetParent(const System::UnicodeString Path);

Properties

Type	Visibility	Source	Unit	Parent
function	public	System.IOUtils.pas System.IOUtils.hpp	System.IOUtils	TDirectory

Description

Returns the parent directory of another directory.

Use GetParent to obtain the parent directory for a given path. Relative paths are considered relative to the application working directory. The following table lists the parameters expected by this method.

Name	Meaning
Path	The path for which the parent directory will be obtained.

Note: GetParent raises an exception if the given path is invalid or the directory does not exist.

See Also

• GetCurrentDirectory

• GetDirectories

• GetDirectoryName