Android File Delete delete(File toDelete)

Description

Deletes the file identified by toDelete.

License

Apache License

Exception

Parameter	Description
FileDeletionException	if <code>toDelete</code> cannot be deleted

Declaration

public static void delete(File toDelete) throws FileDeletionException 

Method Source Code

/*//from w  ww. j a v  a  2s. com
    Copyright 1996-2008 Ariba, Inc.

    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
    You may obtain a copy of the License at
        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    limitations under the License.

    $Id: //ariba/platform/util/core/ariba/util/core/FileUtil.java#24 $
 */

import ariba.util.log.Log;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.FileFilter;
import java.io.FilenameFilter;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.List;

public class Main{
    /**
        Deletes the file identified by <code>toDelete</code>. <p/>

        @throws FileDeletionException if <code>toDelete</code> cannot be deleted
        @aribaapi ariba
     */
    public static void delete(File toDelete) throws FileDeletionException {
        if (!toDelete.delete()) {
            throw new FileDeletionException(toDelete);
        }
        // Note: sometimes the delete is successful but the
        // file still exists on the disk.  And it seems that calling
        // 'exists' can help complete the first 'delete' operation.
        if (toDelete.exists()) {
            Log.util.warning(8806, toDelete);
            throw new FileDeletionException(toDelete);
        }
    }
}

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5. deleteAll(File file)
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