Java File Path Delete deleteFile(String filePath)

Description

delete File

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static void deleteFile(String filePath) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* Copyright 2012, 2013 Unconventional Thinking
 *
 * This file is part of Hierarchy./*ww  w  .  ja v  a 2s . co  m*/
 *
 * Hierarchy is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Hierarchy is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied 
 * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Hierarchy.  
 * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    public static void deleteFile(String filePath) throws IOException {
        deleteFile(filePath, false);
    }

    public static void deleteFile(String filePath, boolean checkIfExists) throws IOException {

        File file = new File(filePath);

        if (!file.exists()) {
            if (checkIfExists) // don't throw error, just return
                return;
            else
                throw new IOException("The file does not exist:" + filePath);
        }
        if (!file.isFile())
            throw new IOException("The path given is not for a file: " + filePath);
        if (!file.canWrite())
            throw new IOException("The file to delete is not deletable: " + filePath);

        file.delete();

    }

    public static void deleteFile(File file) throws IOException {
        deleteFile(file, false);
    }

    public static void deleteFile(File file, boolean checkIfExists) throws IOException {

        if (!file.exists()) {
            if (checkIfExists) // don't throw error, just return
                return;
            else
                throw new IOException("The file does not exist:" + file.getCanonicalPath());
        }
        if (!file.isFile())
            throw new IOException("The path given is not for a file: " + file.getCanonicalPath());
        if (!file.canWrite())
            throw new IOException("The file to delete is not deletable: " + file.getCanonicalPath());

        file.delete();

    }
}

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