java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.io.FileDeleteStrategy

```
public class FileDeleteStrategy
extends Object
```
Strategy for deleting files.
There is more than one way to delete a file. You may want to limit access to certain directories, to only delete directories if they are empty, or maybe to force deletion.

This class captures the strategy to use and is designed for user subclassing.

Since:

1.3

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static FileDeleteStrategy`	`FORCE`	The singleton instance for forced file deletion, which always deletes, even if the file represents a non-empty directory.
`static FileDeleteStrategy`	`NORMAL`	The singleton instance for normal file deletion, which does not permit the deletion of directories that are not empty.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`delete(File fileToDelete)`	Deletes the file object, which may be a file or a directory.
`boolean`	`deleteQuietly(File fileToDelete)`	Deletes the file object, which may be a file or a directory.
`String`	`toString()`	Gets a string describing the delete strategy.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - NORMAL
```
public static final FileDeleteStrategy NORMAL
```
    The singleton instance for normal file deletion, which does not permit the deletion of directories that are not empty.
  - FORCE
```
public static final FileDeleteStrategy FORCE
```
    The singleton instance for forced file deletion, which always deletes, even if the file represents a non-empty directory.
- Method Detail
  - delete
```
public void delete(File fileToDelete)
            throws IOException
```
    Deletes the file object, which may be a file or a directory. If the file does not exist, the method just returns.
    Subclass writers should override doDelete(File), not this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fileToDelete - the file to delete, not null
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if the file is null
    
    IOException - if an error occurs during file deletion
  - deleteQuietly
```
public boolean deleteQuietly(File fileToDelete)
```
    Deletes the file object, which may be a file or a directory. All IOExceptions are caught and false returned instead. If the file does not exist or is null, true is returned.
    Subclass writers should override doDelete(File), not this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fileToDelete - the file to delete, null returns true
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the file was deleted, or there was no such file
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Gets a string describing the delete strategy.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a string describing the delete strategy

Class FileDeleteStrategy

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

NORMAL

FORCE

Method Detail

delete

deleteQuietly

toString