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Delete Method

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Deletes the specified file.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  System.IO (in System.IO.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Sub Delete ( _
    path As String _
)
public static void Delete(
    string path
)
public:
static void Delete(
    String^ path
)
static member Delete : 
        path:string -> unit 
public static function Delete(
    path : String
)

Parameters

  • path
    Type: System. . :: . .String
    The name of the file to be deleted. Wildcard characters are not supported.

Remarks

Specify a file name with any relative or absolute path information for the path parameter. Wildcard characters cannot be included. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see GetCurrentDirectory.

If the file to be deleted does not exist, no exception is thrown.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

File Class

System.IO Namespace