Java Utililty Methods Delete File

List of utility methods to do Delete File

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Description

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Method

booleandeleteFile(String f)
delete File 
boolean success = false;
File fTarget = new File(f);
if (fTarget.exists()) {
    success = fTarget.delete();
return success;
voiddeleteFile(String file)
delete File 
File f = new File(file);
if (f.exists())
    f.delete();
voiddeleteFile(String file)
delete File 
File f = new File(file);
if (f.exists() && !f.delete()) {
    throw new IllegalStateException("Deletion failed " + file);
voiddeleteFile(String file)
Delete a file. 
File f = new File(file);
boolean retVal = f.delete();
if (!retVal) {
    System.err.println(String.format("Error - could not delete %s", file));
booleandeleteFile(String file)
Delete a file 
File f = new File(file);
if (f.exists() && f.isFile()) {
    return f.delete();
return true;
voiddeleteFile(String filename)
Utility method to delete a file if it exists. 
File file = new File(filename);
if (file.exists()) {
    if (!file.delete()) {
        throw new Exception("Could not delete file " + file);
booleandeleteFile(String fileName)
delete a file from the system, if exists 
File file = new File(fileName);
if (!file.exists() || file.isDirectory()) {
    return false;
file.delete();
return true;
booleandeleteFile(String fileName)
delete File 
File file = new File(fileName);
if (file.exists() && file.isFile()) {
    return file.delete();
return false;
voiddeleteFile(String fileName)
delete File 
File f = new File(fileName);
if (f.exists()) {
    f.delete();
    if (f.exists())
        f.deleteOnExit();
voiddeleteFile(String filename)
Delete file. 
try {
    File f1 = new File(filename);
    boolean success = f1.delete();
    if (!success) {
    } else {
} catch (Exception e) {