Java File Delete nio forceDeletion(File fileToDelete)

Description

Forces the deletion of the specified file.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
fileToDelete	file to delete.

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	if the deletion failed or if the file doesn't exist.

Declaration

public static void forceDeletion(File fileToDelete) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;

import java.util.Comparator;

import java.util.stream.Stream;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Forces the deletion of the specified file. If the write property of the file to delete isn't
     * set, this property is then set before deleting.
     *
     * @param fileToDelete file to delete.
     * @throws IOException if the deletion failed or if the file doesn't exist.
     */
    public static void forceDeletion(File fileToDelete) throws IOException {
        if (fileToDelete.exists() && !fileToDelete.canWrite()) {
            fileToDelete.setWritable(true);
        }
        try (Stream<Path> paths = Files.walk(fileToDelete.toPath())) {
            paths.sorted(Comparator.reverseOrder()).map(Path::toFile).forEach(File::delete);
        }
    }
}

Related

1. deleteRecursively(File root)
2. deleteTestFile(String extension)
3. forceDelete(File file)
4. forceDelete(File file)
5. forceDelete(final File file)
6. recDeleteDirFile(File f)
7. recursiveDelete(File parent)
8. safeDeleteFile(final String fileName)
9. secureDelete(File file)