Java Delete File deleteFile(final File file)

Description

Deletes the specified file.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	The file to be deleted

Return

True on success; false otherwise

Declaration

public static boolean deleteFile(final File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright 2016 Johannes Boczek// w ww  .j  av  a  2 s . co  m
 *
 * 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
 *
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 *
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 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 *******************************************************************************/

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Deletes the specified file.
     * @param file The file to be deleted
     * @return True on success; false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean deleteFile(final File file) {
        try {
            return file.delete();
        } catch (final Exception ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();

            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Deletes the specified file.
     * @param path The path to the file
     * @return True on success; false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean deleteFile(final String path) {
        final File file = new File(path);

        return deleteFile(file);
    }
}

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