Files.DeleteIfExists(IPath) Method
Definition
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Deletes a file if it exists.
[Android.Runtime.Register("deleteIfExists", "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;)Z", "", ApiSince=26)]
public static bool DeleteIfExists (Java.Nio.FileNio.IPath? path);[<Android.Runtime.Register("deleteIfExists", "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;)Z", "", ApiSince=26)>]
static member DeleteIfExists : Java.Nio.FileNio.IPath -> boolParameters
- path
- IPath
the path to the file to delete
Returns
true if the file was deleted by this method; false if the file could not be deleted because it did not
exist
- Attributes
Remarks
Deletes a file if it exists.
As with the #delete(Path) delete(Path) method, an implementation may need to examine the file to determine if the file is a directory. Consequently this method may not be atomic with respect to other file system operations. If the file is a symbolic link, then the symbolic link itself, not the final target of the link, is deleted.
If the file is a directory then the directory must be empty. In some implementations a directory has entries for special files or links that are created when the directory is created. In such implementations a directory is considered empty when only the special entries exist.
On some operating systems it may not be possible to remove a file when it is open and in use by this Java virtual machine or other programs.
Java documentation for java.nio.file.Files.deleteIfExists(java.nio.file.Path).
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