Java Delete File if Exist deleteIfExists(final File file)

Description

Delete the specified file (or directory).

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	a parameter

Return

true if the file is deleted successfully, otherwise false if the file is null or doesn't exist, or can't be deleted.

Declaration

public static boolean deleteIfExists(final File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from  w  w w.j av a 2 s. c o m
 * Copyright (c) 2015, Haiyang Li.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Delete the specified file (or directory).
     * 
     * @param file
     * @return true if the file is deleted successfully, otherwise false if the file is null or doesn't exist, or can't be deleted.
     */
    public static boolean deleteIfExists(final File file) {
        if ((file == null) || !file.exists()) {
            return false;
        }

        return file.delete();
    }
}

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