/** * This is Shows How to delete a File in Java * @param args */ public static void main(String[] args) { //absolute file name with path File file = new File("/Users/GYJ/file.txt"); if (file.delete()) { System.out.println("/Users/GYJ/file.txt" + "File deleted"); } else { System.out.println("File /Users/GYJ/file.txt doesn't exists"); }
//file name only file = new File("file.txt"); if (file.delete()) { System.out.println("file.txt File deleted from Project root directories"); } else { System.out.println("File file.txt doesn't exists in Project root directories"); }
//relative path file = new File("temp/file.txt"); if (file.delete()) { System.out.println("tmp/file.txt File deleted from Project root directory"); } else { System.out.println("File tmp/file.txt doesn't exists in project root directory"); }
//delete empty directory file = new File("temp"); if (file.delete()) { System.out.println("temp directory deleted from Project root directory"); } else { System.out.println("temp dierctory doesn't or not empty in Project root directory"); }
//try to delete directory with files file = new File("/Users/GYJ/project"); if (file.delete()) { System.out.println("/Users/GYJ/project directory deleted from Project root directory"); } else { System.out.println("/Users/GYJ/project directory doesn't exists or not empty"); } } } out put================= File /Users/GYJ/file.txt doesn't exists File file.txt doesn't exists in Project root directories tmp/file.txt File deleted from Project root directory temp directory deleted from Project root directory /Users/GYJ/project directory doesn't exists or not empty