Java Utililty Methods Delete File

List of utility methods to do Delete File

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Method

voiddeleteFile(String fileName)
delete File 
File f = new File(fileName);
if (!f.exists())
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Delete: no such file or directory: " + fileName);
if (!f.canWrite())
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Delete: write protected: " + fileName);
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    String[] files = f.list();
    if (files.length > 0)
...
voiddeleteFile(String fileName)
delete File 
File f = new File(fileName);
if (f.exists())
    f.delete();
booleandeleteFile(String filename)
Delete a file 
System.out.println("Deleting " + filename);
try {
    File outtree = new File(filename);
    if (outtree.exists())
        outtree.delete();
} catch (Exception e) {
    return false;
return true;
booleandeleteFile(String fileName)
This deletes the specified file. 
File file = new File(fileName);
return file.delete();
voiddeleteFile(String filename)
delete File 
if (filename == null) {
    return;
filename = getJavaFileSystemPath(filename);
java.io.File file = new java.io.File(filename);
if (file.exists() && file.isFile()) {
    boolean isOK = file.delete();
    if (!isOK) {
...
voiddeleteFile(String name)
delete File 
String diskPath = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
final File diskDir = new File(diskPath);
File dataFile = new File(diskDir, name + ".data");
if (dataFile.exists()) {
    dataFile.delete();
File indexFile = new File(diskDir, name + ".index");
if (indexFile.exists()) {
...
voiddeleteFile(String name)
delete File 
deleteFile(new File(name));