Java Path Remove nio removeSymlink(Path softLinkLocation)

Description

remove Symlink

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static void removeSymlink(Path softLinkLocation) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.LinkOption;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;

public class Main {
    public static void removeSymlink(Path softLinkLocation) {
        try {/*from   w  w  w . j a  va2 s. c  o m*/
            BasicFileAttributes basicFileAttributes = getBasicFileAttributes(softLinkLocation);
            if (!basicFileAttributes.isSymbolicLink()) {
                throw new IOException("tried to delete a symlink which wasn't a symlink.");
            }
            Files.delete(softLinkLocation);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.err.println(e);
        }
    }

    static BasicFileAttributes getBasicFileAttributes(Path path) {

        return getBasicFileAttributes(path, new LinkOption[] { LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS });
    }

    public static BasicFileAttributes getBasicFileAttributes(Path path, LinkOption[] options) {

        BasicFileAttributes basicFileAttributes;
        try {
            basicFileAttributes = Files.readAttributes(path, BasicFileAttributes.class, options);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            basicFileAttributes = null; // The file doesn't exist
        }
        return basicFileAttributes;
    }
}

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