IDirectory.GetParent

Syntax

GetParent(Path: String): IDirectoryInfo;

Parameters

Path - a directory, which information about parent directory should be obtained.

Description

The GetParent method returns information about a parent directory of a specified directory.

Example

Sub UserProc(sPath: String);
Var
    Culture: ICultureInfo;
    ParentDir: IDirectoryInfo;
    d: DateTime;
Begin
    If Directory.Exists(sPath) Then
        Culture := CultureInfo.Current;
        ParentDir := Directory.GetParent(sPath);
        d := ParentDir.CreationTime;
        Debug.WriteLine("Date and time of parent directory creation: " +
            Culture.FormatLongDate(d) + Culture.FormatTime(d));
    End If;
End Sub UserProc;

While executing this example it is checked whether directory, specified in the parameter sPath, is present in file system. If a directory exists, date and time of its parent directory creation are displayed in development environment console.