Delete File Java
In this sample java class you will see how to delete file. We will use File class method delete() as shown below:
Sample Java class:
package com.javahonk;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
public class DeleteFile {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
File sourceFile = new File("C:\\JavaHonk\\File\\JavaHonk.txt");
if (sourceFile.exists()) {
boolean success = sourceFile.delete();
if (success) {
System.out.println("File deleted successfully.");
}
} else {
sourceFile.createNewFile();
boolean success = sourceFile.delete();
if (success) {
System.out.println("File deleted successfully.");
}
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Output:
F
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