How to get parent folder name using nodejs

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How to get parent folder name from worspacefolder path in nodejs.I tried but not working.can anyone find where i did the mistake? prevFolder name should be rain.

  var pathname=vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders[0].uri;  
  /* c:/xampp/htdocs/rain/tree */

  var prevFolder= path.dirname(pathname).split(path.sep).pop();

  console.log(prevFolder)

Okay, I misunderstood. This is all you need path.basename(path.dirname(pathname)) No need for array manipulations. — Mark
– Mark, Commented Aug 9, 2019 at 14:31
You are asking to point out your error. You got answers referring to the code you showed. That code is essential for your question. It seems that you accidentally deleted it. I hence undid that edit. Please keep in mind, that questions need to make sense even after having received answers. Especially they need to keep those answers valid. — Yunnosch
– Yunnosch, Commented May 5, 2021 at 5:25

Mark · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-09 14:34:12Z

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Keep it simple:

var prevFolder = path.basename(path.dirname(pathname));

No need for array fiddling.

answered Aug 9, 2019 at 14:34

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monsterkodi · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-09 14:40:50Z

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Your own solution will work if you don't use path.sep (since you are on Windows, it is set to '\' and not '/':

var prevFolder= path.dirname(pathname).split('/').pop();

But to avoid the separator issue completely, you could use:

var prevFolder= path.basename(path.dirname(pathname));

Probably more efficient than the split method, too.

edited Aug 9, 2019 at 14:40

answered Aug 9, 2019 at 14:12

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Sitharth Over a year ago

Can you post your answer for that question?

Mark Over a year ago

Wow, your edit looks pretty similar to my earlier answer... Thanks.

monsterkodi Over a year ago

@Mark, didn't see your answer when editing mine. They are actually identical. A strong sign that this might be the right way to do it ;-)

Neel Rathod · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-09 12:46:48Z

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You can get the current working directory from process.cwd(); After that, you can use it up to your choice.

answered Aug 9, 2019 at 12:46

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Sitharth Over a year ago

If we use process we can not get workspace folder path

bitbybit · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-09 12:49:21Z

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i dont know the command "vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders[0].uri". But if it returns "c:/xampp/htdocs/projects/rain/tree" and you need tree, you can do:

  var pathname=vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders[0].uri
  var prevFolder= pathname.split("/");
  console.log(prevFolder[prevFolder.length-1])

answered Aug 9, 2019 at 12:49

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Codemaker2015 · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-05 05:20:17Z

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Try like this,

path.dirname(filename).split(path.sep).pop()

answered May 5, 2021 at 5:20

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