Here you can find the source of deleteFile(File file)
public static boolean deleteFile(File file)
//package com.java2s; /******************************************************************************* * Copyright (c) 2010 Yadu.// w ww.ja va 2s . com * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html * * Contributors: * Yadu - initial API and implementation ******************************************************************************/ import java.io.File; public class Main { public static boolean deleteFile(File file) { if (file == null) return false; return file.delete(); } public static boolean deleteFile(String filePath) { if (isEmpty(filePath)) return false; File file = new File(filePath); return deleteFile(file); } public static boolean isEmpty(String str) { if (str != null && !"".equals(str.trim())) return false; else return true; } }