function FileSystemInterface::unlink

Same name in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystemInterface.php \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystemInterface::unlink()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystemInterface.php \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystemInterface::unlink()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystemInterface.php \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystemInterface::unlink()

Deletes a file.

PHP's unlink() is broken on Windows, as it can fail to remove a file when it has a read-only flag set.

Parameters

string $uri: A URI or pathname.

resource $context: Refer to http://php.net/manual/ref.stream.php

Return value

bool Boolean TRUE on success, or FALSE on failure.

See also

unlink()

Related topics

1 method overrides FileSystemInterface::unlink()
FileSystem::unlink in core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystem.php
Deletes a file.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystemInterface.php, line 116

Class

FileSystemInterface
Provides an interface for helpers that operate on files and stream wrappers.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\File

Code

public function unlink($uri, $context = NULL);

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