cannot delete file.

[urbanleg]

Hi,
here is a method i use in order to extract a string from a text file named "filename":

import java.awt.AWTException;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream.GetField;
import java.nio.MappedByteBuffer;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
public class example {
	
	
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException, IOException, AWTException, LexicalError{
	
		String s = fileToString("c:\\1.txt");
		File f = new File("c:\\1.txt");
		f.delete();   // DOESNT WORK
		
	}

	  static String fileToString(String path) throws IOException {
			FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream(new File(path));
				try {
						FileChannel fc = stream.getChannel();
						MappedByteBuffer bb = fc.map(FileChannel.MapMode.READ_ONLY, 0, fc.size());
							/* Instead of using default, pass in a decoder. */
						
						fc.close();
						return Charset.defaultCharset().decode(bb).toString();
					}
					finally {
							
						stream.close();
						}
		}
	
	
	
}

The problem is : i cannot delete the file "filename" after this method is called.
anyone knows why? and how can i delete it anyway?

Thanks.

[Norm]

Can you make a small complete program that compiles, executes and shows the problem?

[urbanleg]

public class example {
	
	
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException, IOException, AWTException, LexicalError{
	
		String s = fileToString("c:\\1.txt");
		File f = new File("c:\\1.txt");
		f.delete();   // DOESNT WORK
		
	}

	  static String fileToString(String path) throws IOException {
			FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream(new File(path));
				try {
						FileChannel fc = stream.getChannel();
						MappedByteBuffer bb = fc.map(FileChannel.MapMode.READ_ONLY, 0, fc.size());
							/* Instead of using default, pass in a decoder. */
						
						fc.close();
						return Charset.defaultCharset().decode(bb).toString();
					}
					finally {
							
						stream.close();
						}
		}
	
	
	
}

[Norm]

You left off the import statement needed to compile the code.

[DarrylBurke]

Also, learn how to format your code consistently: Code Conventions for the Java(TM) Programming Language: Contents

db

[urbanleg]

You left off the import statement needed to compile the code.

added imports on the main post

[urbanleg]

ok managed to handle it.
thanks anyway

[Norm]

What did you have to do to fix it?

[urbanleg]

changed the whole method.
i created a new method which uses SCANNER instead

[Norm]

Thanks for the info.