Is java.io.File.getPath () broken?

[Pojahn_M]

It seems like getPath is broken. It does not return the file path(with the file name removed).

File file = new File ("C:\\Program\\hello.txt");
System.out.println (file.getPath ());

And the output will be C:\Program\hello.txt.
The output should be C:\Program.
Is it broken or am I misunderstanding this method?

[Norm]

Try some other methods to see what they do. There is probably one that will return what you want.

[Solarsonic]

It seems like getPath is broken. It does not return the file path(with the file name removed).

File file = new File ("C:\\Program\\hello.txt");
System.out.println (file.getPath ());

And the output will be C:\Program\hello.txt.
The output should be C:\Program.
Is it broken or am I misunderstanding this method?

The method is doing exactly what it should be: getting the path to the file. If you want its folder's path then use String methods to get the folder by itself.