How To Delete File In Java
The command File.delete() to delete a file in java, it will return a boolean value to indicate the delete operation status;true if the file is deleted;false if failed.
Example
In this example, it will delete a log file named “C:\\sample.txt”
package com.simplecode.file;
import java.io.File;
public class DeleteFile
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
try{
File file = new File("c:\sample.txt");
if(file.delete()){
System.out.println(file.getName() + " is deleted!");
}else{
System.out.println("Delete operation is failed.");
}
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
