Java File Move nui moveFile(File source, File destination)

Description

Moves the specified source file to the specified destination.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
source	the file to move.
destination	the destination file of the move.

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	if the source or the destination is invalid or if an error occurs whilemoving the file.

Declaration

public static void moveFile(File source, File destination) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

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

import java.io.IOException;

import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;

import java.util.Comparator;

import java.util.stream.Stream;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Moves the specified source file to the specified destination. If the destination exists, it is
     * then replaced by the source; if the destination is a directory, then it is deleted with all of
     * its contain.
     *
     * @param source the file to move.
     * @param destination the destination file of the move.
     * @throws IOException if the source or the destination is invalid or if an error occurs while
     * moving the file.
     */
    public static void moveFile(File source, File destination) throws IOException {
        if (destination.exists()) {
            forceDeletion(destination);
        }
        Files.move(source.toPath(), destination.toPath());
    }

    /**
     * Forces the deletion of the specified file. If the write property of the file to delete isn't
     * set, this property is then set before deleting.
     *
     * @param fileToDelete file to delete.
     * @throws IOException if the deletion failed or if the file doesn't exist.
     */
    public static void forceDeletion(File fileToDelete) throws IOException {
        if (fileToDelete.exists() && !fileToDelete.canWrite()) {
            fileToDelete.setWritable(true);
        }
        try (Stream<Path> paths = Files.walk(fileToDelete.toPath())) {
            paths.sorted(Comparator.reverseOrder()).map(Path::toFile).forEach(File::delete);
        }
    }
}

Related

1. move(File in, File out)
2. move(File source, File destination)
3. move(final File from, final File to, final boolean replace)
4. move(String sourceFile, String targetFile)
5. moveFile(File from, File to)
6. moveFile(File src, File dest)
7. moveFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile)
8. moveFile(String source, String target)
9. moveFile(String sourceFile, String destFile)