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/* Delete file or directory This Java example shows how to delete a particular file or directory from filesystem using delete method of Java File class. */ import java.io.*; public class DeleteFileOrDirectory { public static void main(String[] args) { //create file object File file = new File("C://FileIO/DeleteDemo.txt"); /* * To delete a file or directory from filesystem, use * boolean delete() method of File class. * * This method returns true if file or directory successfully deleted. If * the file is a directory, it must be empty. */ boolean blnDeleted = file.delete(); System.out.println("Was file deleted ? : " + blnDeleted); /* * Please note that delete method returns false if the file did not exists or * the directory was not empty. */ } } /* Output would be Was file deleted ? : true */ |
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