Java Utililty Methods File Path Delete

List of utility methods to do File Path Delete

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Description

The list of methods to do File Path Delete are organized into topic(s).

Method

voiddeleteFile(String path)
Delete file 
deleteFile(new File(path));
voiddeleteFile(String path)
Recursive deletion engine, traverses through all sub-directories, attempting to delete every file and directory it comes across. 
if (path == null)
    throw new IOException("Input file path is null");
deleteFile(new File(path));
voiddeleteFile(String path)
delete File 
File file = new File(path);
if (!file.exists()) {
    return;
if (!file.isDirectory()) {
    if (file.isFile()) {
        file.delete();
    return;
String[] tempList = file.list();
String childFilePath = null;
for (int i = 0; i < tempList.length; i++) {
    if (path.endsWith(File.separator)) {
        childFilePath = path + tempList[i];
    } else {
        childFilePath = path + File.separator + tempList[i];
    File temp = new File(childFilePath);
    if (temp.isFile()) {
        temp.delete();
    } else if (temp.isDirectory()) {
        deleteFile(childFilePath);
file.delete();
booleandeleteFile(String path)
Delete file according to a path. 
File file = new File(path);
return deleteFile(file);
voiddeleteFile(String path)
delete File 
try {
    File file = new File(path);
    if (file.delete()) {
        System.out.println(file.getName() + " is deleted!");
    } else {
        System.out.println("Delete operation is failed.");
} catch (Exception e) {
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voiddeleteFile(String path)
delete file 
File file = new File(path);
file.deleteOnExit();
voiddeleteFile(String path)
Utility method to delete a file from one location 
File f = null;
f = new File(path);
if (f.exists()) {
    f.delete();
intdeleteFile(String path)
deleteFile 
int res = 0;
File temp = new File(path);
if (temp.exists() && temp.delete()) {
    res = 1;
return res;
voiddeleteFile(String path)
Convenience function to delete a file. 
if (!new File(path).delete())
    throw new IOException(String.format("Unable to delete file '%s'", path));
booleandeleteFile(String path)
Delete file. 
File file = new File(path);
if (file.isDirectory()) {
    for (File subfile : file.listFiles()) {
        deleteFile(subfile.getAbsolutePath());
file.delete();
return true;
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