How to delete a hidden file in Java?

Question

File[] hiddenFiles = directory.listFiles((FileFilter) HiddenFileFilter.HIDDEN);
for (File hiddenFile : hiddenFiles) {
  String hidden = hiddenFile.getCanonicalPath();
  File file = new File(hidden);
  file.deleteOnExit();
}

I tried this one for deleting a hidden file but this one is not working. Is there any other solution?

Answer 1

There is no difference between deleting a hidden file and a regular file. It should all work well but in your case you are trying to delete file called "hiddenFile". I suggest you remove quotes.

File[] hiddenFiles = directory.listFiles((FileFilter) HiddenFileFilter.HIDDEN);
for (File hiddenFile : hiddenFiles) {
    hidenFile.delete();
    }
}