In this source code example, we show you how to delete a file in Java.
We use Files.deleteIfExists() method to delete a file if it exists.
Java Delete File Example
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
public class JavaDeleteFile {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
Path myPath = Paths.get("src/resources/sample.txt");
boolean fileDeleted = Files.deleteIfExists(myPath);
if (fileDeleted) {
System.out.println("File deleted");
} else {
System.out.println("File does not exist");
}
}
}
Output:
File deleted
References
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