Get directory of a file name in Javascript

Question

How to get the directory of a file?

For example, I pass in a string

C:\\Program Files\\nant\\bin\\nant.exe

I want a function that r

Answer 1

There's no perfect solution, because this functionality isn't built-in, and there's no way to get the system file-separator. You can try:

path = path.substring(0, Math.max(path.lastIndexOf("/"), path.lastIndexOf("\\"))); 
alert(path);