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cjnash
cjnash

Reputation: 1248

Deleting a file using File.delete() and Uri

I am trying to delete a file, but the file is not being deleted and my application is not throwing any errors. Below is my code:

final File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + '/' + "howmany.txt");

    Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(file);
    Boolean k = new File(uri.getPath()).delete();
    if(k){
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "DELETED", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

I put this code right after checking for permissions, and from my understanding, .delete() returns true if the action is completed, so if it is I want to display a toast but the toast is never displayed. The strangest thing is that I am not getting any errors, but it just isn't working.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 437

Answers (1)

Rabbit Guy
Rabbit Guy

Reputation: 1892

You don't need to create a Uri of the file object and then create a file object from that Uri. Just delete the file object and get the boolean result from that. You also don't need to create the k boolean. You can just test the delete itself:

final File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + '/' + "howmany.txt");
if (file.delete()) 
    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "DELETED", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

Upvotes: 1

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