Java Utililty Methods File Delete

List of utility methods to do File Delete

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Description

The list of methods to do File Delete are organized into topic(s).

Method

voidclearFile(File file)
clear File 
file.delete();
file.createNewFile();
voidclearFile(String directory)
clear File 
try {
    FileWriter outFile = new FileWriter(directory);
    PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outFile);
    out.print("");
    out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
voidclearFile(String pFileName)
clear File 
try {
    new FileOutputStream(pFileName);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
voidclearFileOrDir(File file)
Clear directory 
if (!file.exists()) {
    return;
if (file.isFile()) {
    file.delete();
    return;
File[] children = file.listFiles();
...
booleandelete(File aFile)
deletes a file from the file system; for directories, recurse the subdirectories and delete them as well 
if (aFile == null)
    return true;
if (aFile.isDirectory()) {
    File[] files = aFile.listFiles();
    if (files != null) {
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            if (!delete(files[i]))
                return false;
...
voiddelete(File classDir)
delete 
File[] files = classDir.listFiles();
if (files != null) {
    for (File f : files) {
        delete(f);
classDir.delete();
booleandelete(File current)
delete 
boolean status = true;
if (current.isDirectory())
    for (File sub : current.listFiles())
        status &= delete(sub);
if (current.exists() && (!current.delete()))
    return false;
return status;
voiddelete(File dir)
delete 
if (dir.exists() && dir.isDirectory()) {
    for (File file : dir.listFiles()) {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            delete(file);
        file.delete();
voiddelete(File dir)
delete 
if (!dir.isDirectory()) {
    dir.delete();
    return;
String[] entries = dir.list();
for (String s : entries) {
    File currentFile = new File(dir.getPath(), s);
    if (currentFile.isDirectory()) {
...
booleandelete(File dir)
Delete file or directory. 
return deleteContents(dir) && dir.delete();