RosettaCodeData/Task/Delete-a-file/Java/delete-a-file.java

import java.io.File;

public class FileDeleteTest {
    public static boolean deleteFile(String filename) {
        boolean exists = new File(filename).delete();
        return exists;
    }

    public static void test(String type, String filename) {
        System.out.println("The following " + type + " called " + filename +
            (deleteFile(filename) ? " was deleted." : " could not be deleted.")
        );
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        test("file", "input.txt");
        test("file", File.seperator + "input.txt");
        test("directory", "docs");
        test("directory", File.seperator + "docs" + File.seperator);
    }
}