If I call File.delete() are the effects on the underlying file system immediately visible? Can I write to the same file name in the same process/thread after without worrying about bad things happening? If not, is there a way to sync the underlying file system with just a File object?
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File.delete() return a boolean telling you if the file has been correctly deleted.
So you could write something like :
if(yourFile.delete()) {
//keep doing what you want. You are now sure file has been deleted !
}
Also, before writing a new file, you could check if a file with the same name already exists.
From Oracle documentation :
Returns:
true if and only if the file or directory is successfully deleted; false otherwise
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I'm not sure if the boolean means that the file is no longer visible in the file system or if it may be actually be deleted at a later time? – Steve M Nov 20 '16 at 21:18