[HADOOP-7552] FileUtil#fullyDelete doesn't throw IOE but lists it in the throws clause

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.23.0
• Component/s: fs
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Eli Collins
• Reporter: Eli Collins
• Created: 18/Aug/11 00:47
• Updated: 15/Nov/11 00:50
• Resolved: 02/Sep/11 03:28

Description

FileUtil#fullyDelete doesn't throw IOException so it shouldn't have IOException in its throws clause. Having it listed makes it easy to think you'll get an IOException eg trying to delete a non-existant file or on an IO error accessing the local file, but you don't.