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#  `Files.delete()` method

The **`delete()` method** of the `Files` class in Java is a static method that deletes a file if it exists. Otherwise, it throws `NoSuchFileException`. This method can also delete a directory, but the directory's contents should be empty.


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#  Syntax

```java
public static void delete(Path path)
```

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## Parameters  
`Path path`: the path of the file to be deleted.

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## Return value  
This method does not return anything.

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## Code

In the code below, we create a file using the `createNewFile()` method and delete the created file using the `Files.delete()` method.

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args){
        String f_path = "file.txt";
        File file = new File("./" + f_path);
        try {
            System.out.println("File created - " + file.createNewFile());
            Thread.sleep(10000);
            Path filePath = Paths.get(f_path);
            Files.delete(filePath);
            System.out.println("File deleted");
        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException ioException) {
            ioException.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

How to delete a file in Java

Files.delete() method in Java deletes a file or empty directory. Throws NoSuchFileException if not found.