How to delete SQLite database from Android programmatically

Question

I would like to delete the database file from the Android file system programatically? Can I have a shell script launch adb which in turns runs a

Answer 1

you can create a file object of current database path and then delete it as we delete file from folder

    File data = Environment.getDataDirectory();
    String currentDBPath = "/data/com.example.demo/databases/" + DATABASE_NAME;
    File currentDB = new File(data, currentDBPath);
    boolean deleted = SQLiteDatabase.deleteDatabase(currentDB);