Java Utililty Methods Delete Directory

List of utility methods to do Delete Directory

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Method

booleandeleteDirectory(File directory)
delete Directory 
return deleteDirectory(directory, false);
voiddeleteDirectory(File directory)
Deletes a directory recursively. 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    return;
if (!isSymlink(directory)) {
    cleanDirectory(directory);
if (!directory.delete()) {
    String message = "Unable to delete directory " + directory + ".";
...
voiddeleteDirectory(File directory)
delete Directory 
if (!directory.exists())
    return;
if (!isSymlink(directory))
    cleanDirectory(directory);
if (!directory.delete()) {
    String message = "Unable to delete directory " + directory + ".";
    throw new IOException(message);
voiddeleteDirectory(File directory)
delete Directory 
if (directory != null) {
    deleteInDirectory(directory);
    directory.delete();
booleandeleteDirectory(File directory)
Delete directory. 
try {
    if (directory.isDirectory()) {
        File[] files = directory.listFiles();
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            File file = files[i];
            if (file.isFile()) {
                boolean deletion = file.delete();
                if (!deletion)
...
voiddeleteDirectory(File directory)
Deletes a directory recursively. 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    return;
if (!directory.delete()) {
    String message = "Unable to delete directory " + directory + ".";
    throw new IOException(message);
voiddeleteDirectory(File directory)
delete Directory 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    return;
if (directory.isFile()) {
    directory.delete();
    return;
for (File file : directory.listFiles()) {
...
voiddeleteDirectory(File directory)
delete Directory 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    return;
if (!isSymlink(directory)) {
    cleanDirectory(directory);
if (!directory.delete()) {
    String message = "Unable to delete directory " + directory + ".";
...
voiddeleteDirectory(File directory)
delete Directory 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    return;
forceDelete(directory);
if (!directory.delete()) {
    throw new IOException("Unable to delete directory " + directory + ".");
voiddeleteDirectory(File directory)
Delete all the files in a directory and then delete the directory itself. 
File[] firstDirectoryFiles = directory.listFiles();
if (firstDirectoryFiles != null) {
    for (File file : firstDirectoryFiles) {
        file.delete();
directory.delete();