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The {@link #delete(File)} and {@link #deleteQuietly(File)} 105 * methods will handle either response appropriately. 106 * A check has been made to ensure that the file will exist. 107 * <p> 108 * This implementation uses {@link File#delete()}. 109 * 110 * @param fileToDelete the file to delete, exists, not null 111 * @return true if the file was deleteds 112 * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null 113 * @throws IOException if an error occurs during file deletion 114 */ 115 protected boolean doDelete(File fileToDelete) throws IOException { 116 return fileToDelete.delete(); 117 } 118 119 //----------------------------------------------------------------------- 120 /** 121 * Gets a string describing the delete strategy. 122 * 123 * @return a string describing the delete strategy 124 */ 125 public String toString() { 126 return "FileDeleteStrategy[" + name + "]"; 127 } 128 129 //----------------------------------------------------------------------- 130 /** 131 * Force file deletion strategy. 132 */ 133 static class ForceFileDeleteStrategy extends FileDeleteStrategy { 134 /** Default Constructor */ 135 ForceFileDeleteStrategy() { 136 super("Force"); 137 } 138 139 /** 140 * Deletes the file object. 141 * <p> 142 * This implementation uses <code>FileUtils.forceDelete() <code> 143 * if the file exists. 144 * 145 * @param fileToDelete the file to delete, not null 146 * @return Always returns <code>true</code> 147 * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null 148 * @throws IOException if an error occurs during file deletion 149 */ 150 protected boolean doDelete(File fileToDelete) throws IOException { 151 FileUtils.forceDelete(fileToDelete); 152 return true; 153 } 154 } 155 156} 157