<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. --> [`Workspace`](Workspace) › [`getActiveFile`](Workspace/getActiveFile) ## Workspace.getActiveFile() method Returns the file for the current view if it's a `FileView`<!-- -->. Otherwise, it will return the most recently active file. **Signature:** ```typescript getActiveFile(): TFile | null; ``` **Returns:** [`TFile`](TFile)` | null`