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brw59
brw59

Reputation: 526

Deleting URL not working swift 3

What am I doing wrong here? All I am trying to delete a given file, and all the documentation and examples I've seen make it seem like this should be working.

func deleteThisFile(fileToDelete: String) {
    let tempLocalDir = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first
    do {
        let directoryContents = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: tempLocalDir!, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil, options: [])
        let tempList = directoryContents.filter{ $0.absoluteString.contains(fileToDelete) }

        //tried these things:
        try FileManager.removeItem(tempList.first) // Argument labels '(_:)' do not match any available overloads
       /*
        * try FileManager.removeItem(at: tempList.first!) // Ambiguous reference to member 'removeItem(atPath:)'
        * 
        * try FileManager.removeItem(atPath: (tempList.first?.absoluteString)!) // Ambiguous reference to member 'removeItem(atPath:)'
        */ 

    } catch let error as NSError {
        print(error.localizedDescription)
    }
}

The one that is not commented is what the FileManager.removeItem auto prompts for when I am typing it.

Any clarification on what is wrong would be great

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1390

Answers (1)

David Rodrigues
David Rodrigues

Reputation: 842

In Swift 3 you should use removeItem(at:) which is an instance method of NSFileManager. And you need to unwrap the optional before handing over to NSFileManager.

if let url = tempList.first {
    try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: url)
}

Upvotes: 1

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