Kernel32DeleteFile Method

Deletes an existing file.

Definition

Namespace: DevCase.Win32.NativeMethods
Assembly: DevCase.net48 (in DevCase.net48.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.0)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
[DllImportAttribute("Kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, BestFitMapping = false, 
	ThrowOnUnmappableChar = true, SetLastError = true)]
public static bool DeleteFile(
	string filepath
)

Parameters

filepath  String
The path of the file to be deleted.

In the ANSI version of this function (DeleteFileA), the name is limited to MAX_PATH characters. To extend this limit to 32,767 wide characters, call the Unicode version of the function (DeleteFileW) and prepend "\\?\" to the path, for example: DeleteFileW("\\?\C:\Very Long Path\File.ext")

Return Value

Boolean
If the function succeeds, the return value is .

If the function fails, the return value is .

To get extended error information, call GetLastWin32Error.

Remarks

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