Delete a file
Delete a file
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.
In this task, the job is to delete a file called "input.txt" and delete a directory called "docs". Assuming current directory or fullpath. Either "/input.txt" or "\input.txt" for the former and "/docs/" or "\docs\" for the second test.
Java
public class FileDeleteTest { public static boolean deleteFile(String filename) { boolean exists = new File(filename).delete(); return exists; } public static void test(String type, String filename) { System.out.println("The following " + type + " called " + filename + (deleteFile(filename) ? " was deleted." : " could not be deleted.") ); } public static void main(String args[]) { test("file", "input.txt"); test("file", File.seperator + "input.txt"); test("directory", "docs"); test("directory", File.seperator + "docs" + File.seperator); } }