Java File Delete nio deleteFile(File f)

Description

delete File

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static void deleteFile(File f) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

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

import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    public static void deleteFile(File f) throws IOException {
        if (!f.exists())
            return;
        // Delete the file using java.nio.file.Files.delete() instead of java.io.File.delete()
        // if possible (requires Java 7 or better) so exception can be used for debugging cause of fail
        boolean canUseNio = true;
        try {//from  www.  ja  v a 2  s  . co  m
            Class.forName("java.nio.file.Path");
            // it exists on the classpath
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            // it does not exist on the classpath
            canUseNio = false;
        }
        if (canUseNio) {
            java.nio.file.Path fp = f.toPath();
            java.nio.file.Files.delete(fp);
        } else if (!f.delete())
            throw new IOException("Failed to delete file: " + f.getName());
    }
}

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