deleteIfExists

Platform and version requirements: JVM (1.5), JRE7 (1.5)
fun Path.deleteIfExists(): Boolean

Deletes the file or empty directory specified by this path if it exists.

Exceptions

DirectoryNotEmptyException - if the directory exists but is not empty

Return true if the existing file was successfully deleted, false if the file does not exist.

See Also

Files.deleteIfExists

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