FileInfo.Delete Method

public:
 override void Delete();

public override void Delete();

override this.Delete : unit -> unit

Public Overrides Sub Delete ()

Exceptions

Examples

The following example demonstrates the Delete method.

using System;
using System.IO;

class Test
{
 
 public static void Main()
 {
 string path = @"c:\MyTest.txt";
 FileInfo fi1 = new FileInfo(path);

 try
 {
 using (StreamWriter sw = fi1.CreateText()) {}
 string path2 = path + "temp";
 FileInfo fi2 = new FileInfo(path2);

 //Ensure that the target does not exist.
 fi2.Delete();

 //Copy the file.
 fi1.CopyTo(path2);
 Console.WriteLine("{0} was copied to {1}.", path, path2);

 //Delete the newly created file.
 fi2.Delete();
 Console.WriteLine("{0} was successfully deleted.", path2);
 }
 catch (Exception e)
 {
 Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString());
 }
 }
}
//This code produces output similar to the following;
//results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.:
//
//c:\MyTest.txt was copied to c:\MyTest.txttemp.
//c:\MyTest.txttemp was successfully deleted.

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text

Public Class Test

 Public Shared Sub Main()
 Dim path As String = "c:\MyTest.txt"
 Dim fi As FileInfo = New FileInfo(path)

 Try
 Dim sw As StreamWriter = fi.CreateText()
 sw.Close()
 Dim path2 As String = path + "temp"
 Dim fi2 As FileInfo = New FileInfo(path2)

 'Ensure that the target does not exist.
 fi2.Delete()

 'Copy the file.
 fi.CopyTo(path2)
 Console.WriteLine("{0} was copied to {1}.", path, path2)

 'Delete the newly created file.
 fi2.Delete()
 Console.WriteLine("{0} was successfully deleted.", path2)

 Catch e As Exception
 Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString())
 End Try
 End Sub
End Class
'This code produces output similar to the following; 
'results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.:
'
'c:\MyTest.txt was copied to c:\MyTest.txttemp.
'c:\MyTest.txttemp was successfully deleted.

The following example creates, closes, and deletes a file.

using System;
using System.IO;

public class DeleteTest
{
 public static void Main()
 {
 // Create a reference to a file.
 FileInfo fi = new FileInfo("temp.txt");
 // Actually create the file.
 FileStream fs = fi.Create();
 // Modify the file as required, and then close the file.
 fs.Close();
 // Delete the file.
 fi.Delete();
 }
}

Imports System.IO

Public Class DeleteTest
 Public Shared Sub Main()
 ' Create a reference to a file.
 Dim fi As New FileInfo("temp.txt")
 ' Actually create the file.
 Dim fs As FileStream = fi.Create()
 ' Modify the file as required, and then close the file.
 fs.Close()
 ' Delete the file.
 fi.Delete()
 End Sub
End Class

Remarks

If the file does not exist, this method does nothing.

See also

• File and Stream I/O
• How to: Read Text from a File
• How to: Write Text to a File