Java File Path Delete deleteFile(String path)

Description

Delete file.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	the path

Return

true, if successful

Declaration

public static boolean deleteFile(String path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w  w  w .ja v  a 2s  . c om
This file is part of PSFj.
    
PSFj is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
    
PSFj is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
    
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with PSFj.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. 
    
   Copyright 2013,2014 Cyril MONGIS, Patrick Theer, Michael Knop
       
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Delete file.
     * 
     * @param path
     *           the path
     * @return true, if successful
     */
    public static boolean deleteFile(String path) {
        File file = new File(path);

        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            for (File subfile : file.listFiles()) {
                deleteFile(subfile.getAbsolutePath());
            }
        }

        file.delete();

        return true;
    }
}

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