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JFile::delete

Description

Delete a file or array of files.

public static function delete ($file)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$file	mixed		The file name or an array of file names

• Returns boolean True on success
• Defined on line 147 of libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php
• Since
• Referenced by
  • JInstaller::abort
  • JInstallerHelper::cleanupInstall
  • JFolder::delete
  • JPath::isOwner
  • JInstaller::parseFiles
  • JInstaller::removeFiles
  • JInstallerPlugin::uninstall
  • JInstallerPackage::uninstall
  • JInstallerLibrary::uninstall
  • JInstallerFile::uninstall

See also

• JFile::delete source code on BitBucket
• Class JFile
• Subpackage Filesystem
• Other versions of JFile::delete