Java Delete File deleteFile(File file)

Description

delete File

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static boolean deleteFile(File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*w  ww  .  j  a v  a2  s.  c  o  m*/
 * Copyright (c) 2002-2014 "Neo Technology,"
 * Network Engine for Objects in Lund AB [http://neotechnology.com]
 *
 * This file is part of Neo4j.
 *
 * Neo4j is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    private static int WINDOWS_RETRY_COUNT = 5;

    public static boolean deleteFile(File file) {
        if (!file.exists()) {
            return true;
        }
        int count = 0;
        boolean deleted;
        do {
            deleted = file.delete();
            if (!deleted) {
                count++;
                waitAndThenTriggerGC();
            }
        } while (!deleted && count <= WINDOWS_RETRY_COUNT);
        return deleted;
    }

    private static void waitAndThenTriggerGC() {
        try {
            Thread.sleep(500);
        } catch (InterruptedException ee) {
            Thread.interrupted();
        } // ok
        System.gc();
    }
}

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