Java Delete File deleteFile(Object fileObj)

Description

Deletes a file from the file system.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
fileObj	a parameter

Return

true if successful, otherwise false

Declaration

public static boolean deleteFile(Object fileObj) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Deletes a file from the file system.
     * 
     * @param fileObj
     * @return true if successful, otherwise false
     */
    public static boolean deleteFile(Object fileObj) {
        if (fileObj instanceof File) {
            return deleteFile((File) fileObj);
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a file from the file system.
     * 
     * @param file
     * @return true if successful, otherwise false
     */
    public static boolean deleteFile(File file) {
        if (file != null) {
            if (file.exists()) {
                return file.delete();
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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