---
title: parentDirectoryURLKey
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: foundation/urlresourcekey/parentdirectoryurlkey
---

# parentDirectoryURLKey

The container directory of the resource.

## Declaration

```swift
static let parentDirectoryURLKey: URLResourceKey
```

## Discussion

Discussion The corresponding value is a read-only NSURL object, or nil if the resource is the root directory of its volume.

## See Also

### Directory keys

- [isDirectoryKey](foundation/urlresourcekey/isdirectorykey.md)
- [directoryEntryCountKey](foundation/urlresourcekey/directoryentrycountkey.md)