Node.js path.dirname() Method
The path.dirname() method is used to get the directory name of the given path. It ignores the respective platform’s trailing directory separators.
Syntax:
path.dirname( path )
Parameters: This function accepts one parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- path: It is the file path that would be used to extract the directory name. It throws a TypeError if this parameter is not a string value.
Return Value: It returns a string with the directory of the path.
Below programs illustrate the path.dirname() method in Node.js:
Example 1:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // path.dirname() method // Import the path moduleconst path = require('path'); // Complete file pathpath1 = path.dirname("/users/admin/website/index.html");console.log(path1) // Only file name// returns a period (.)path2 = path.dirname("readme.md");console.log(path2) // Path with file not specifiedpath3 = path.dirname("website/post/comments")console.log(path3); |
Output:
/users/admin/website . website/post
Example 2:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // path.dirname() method // Import the path moduleconst path = require('path'); console.log("File name:", __filename);path1 = path.dirname(__filename);console.log(path1); console.log("Directory name:", __dirname);path2 = path.dirname(__dirname);console.log(path2); |
Output:
File name: G:\tutorials\nodejs-path-dirname\index.js G:\tutorials\nodejs-path-dirname Directory name: G:\tutorials\nodejs-path-dirname G:\tutorials
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/path.html#path_path_dirname_path
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