How to write path to go one level up and then down into another directory

Question

I\'m trying to open a file in a Java program (say Program.java) using relative path.

I have two directories as follows:

Project         


        

Answer 1

String path="firstpath" +File.separator +".." +File.separator +"secondpath";

Answer 2

From what you are saying, you should set path to:

../Business/Scenarios/SC01.txt

../ to go up one level then the rest is the relative path against ProjectWork

In Java file when you use a relative path without another argument, the file is matched against the System property user.dir which matches the working directory.