Java Utililty Methods Delete File on Exit

List of utility methods to do Delete File on Exit

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Method

voiddeleteOnExit(File dir)
delete On Exit 
synchronized (temporary) {
    if (temporary.isEmpty()) {
        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                synchronized (temporary) {
                    for (File dir : temporary) {
                        deleteFileOrDir(dir, 256);
        }, "Temporary Directory Cleanup"));
    temporary.add(dir);
voiddeleteOnExit(File file)
Delete physically the file but when the JVM exits (useful for temporary file) 
if (!file.exists()) {
    return;
file.deleteOnExit();
voiddeleteOnExit(File file)
delete On Exit 
delete.add(file.getAbsolutePath());
voiddeleteOnExit(final File file)
Requests in privileged mode that the file or directory denoted by this abstract pathname be deleted when the virtual machine terminates. 
file.deleteOnExit();
voiddeleteOnExit(final File file)
Schedule a file to be deleted when JVM exits. 
file.deleteOnExit();
if (file.isDirectory()) {
    File[] files = file.listFiles();
    if (files != null) {
        for (File child : files) {
            deleteOnExit(child);
voiddeleteOnExitRecursive(File file)
delete On Exit Recursive 
if (!file.exists())
    return;
file.deleteOnExit();
if (!file.isDirectory())
    return;
for (File f : file.listFiles())
    deleteOnExitRecursive(f);