Is it possible with Java to delete to the Recycle Bin?

Java 9 has new method but in my case I am restricted to Java 8. I found Java Native Access Platform that has hasTrash() and moveToTrash() method. I tested it on Win 10 and Mac OS (Worked) for me.

static boolean moveToTrash(String filePath) {
        File file = new File(filePath);

        FileUtils fileUtils =  FileUtils.getInstance();
        if (fileUtils.hasTrash()) {

            try {
                fileUtils.moveToTrash(new File[] { file });
                return true;
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
                return false;
            }
        } else {
            System.out.println("No Trash");
            return false;
        }
    }

Maven Repository https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/net.java.dev.jna/jna-platform/5.1.0

Don't confuse It is Java Native Access Platform not Java Native Access

I have found this RFE on suns site: http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=5080625

This tells me there is not a native java way to do this. and as @John Topley just posted the only solution is a JNI call.

Ten years later, with Java 9, finally there is a builtin way to move files to the Trash Bin

java.awt.Desktop.moveToTrash(java.io.File):

public boolean moveToTrash​(File file)

Moves the specified file to the trash.

Parameters:

file - the file

Returns:

returns true if successfully moved the file to the trash.

The availability of this feature for the underlying platform can be tested with Desktop.isSupported​(Desktop.Action.MOVE_TO_TRASH).

For various reasons Windows has no concept of a folder that simply corresponds to the Recycle Bin.

The correct way is to use JNI to invoke the Windows SHFileOperation API, setting the FO_DELETE flag in the SHFILEOPSTRUCT structure.

• SHFileOperation documention
• Java example for copying a file using SHFileOperation (the Recycle Bin link in the same article doesn't work)