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GetPathParent

Available since Version 1.8.

Returns the parent path of the specified file path.

This will return the file name if it is only given a file name.

Syntax

GetPathParent( path, [windows] )

Arguments

  • path (string): The file path that you want to get the parent path out of.
  • windows (boolean): Whether to parse the path using backslashes.
    • Optional, defaults to true.

Return Values

  • (string): The parent path.

Examples

-- Returns "scripts\missions\level01"
GetPathParent("scripts\\missions\\level01\\level.mfk")

-- Returns "level.mfk"
GetPathParent("level.mfk")