Java Utililty Methods Delete Directory

List of utility methods to do Delete Directory

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Method

booleandeleteDirectory(final File directory)
delete Directory 
if (directory == null) {
    return false;
final File[] files = directory.listFiles();
for (int num = files.length, i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
    if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
        if (!deleteDirectory(files[i])) {
            return false;
...
booleandeleteDirectory(final File directory)
Delete a directory and its content 
boolean success = true;
;
if (directory.exists()) {
    final File[] files = directory.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
            success &= deleteDirectory(files[i]);
        } else {
...
voiddeleteDirectory(final File directory)
Recursively deletes a directory and all its contents 
if (directory.isDirectory() && directory.exists()) {
    for (File file : directory.listFiles()) {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            deleteDirectory(file);
        } else {
            if (!file.delete()) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Failed to delete file: " + file);
    if (!directory.delete()) {
        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to delete directory: " + directory);
} else {
    throw new RuntimeException("Unable to delete directory: " + directory
            + ".  It is either not a directory or does not exist.");
booleandeleteDirectory(final String dir)
delete Directory 
return deleteDirectory(new File(dir));
voiddeleteDirectory(final String targetDir)
Delete a directory 
final File file = new File(targetDir);
if (file.exists()) {
    if (file.isFile()) {
        file.delete();
    } else if (file.isDirectory()) {
        final File files[] = file.listFiles();
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            final String dir = targetDir + File.separator + files[i].getName();
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voiddeleteDirectory(IProgressMonitor monitor, File directory)
Recursively delete a directory. 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    return;
cleanDirectory(monitor, directory);
if (!directory.delete()) {
    String message = "Unable to delete directory " + directory + ".";
    throw new IOException(message);
voiddeleteDirectory(IProgressMonitor monitor, File directory, File base, int step)
Recursively delete a directory. 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    return;
cleanDirectory(monitor, directory, base, step);
if (!directory.delete()) {
    String message = "Unable to delete directory " + directory + "."; 
    throw new IOException(message);
booleandeleteDirectory(String dir)
delete Directory 
return deleteDirectoryRecursively(new File(dir));
booleandeleteDirectory(String directory)
delete Directory 
return deleteDirectory(new File(directory));
voiddeleteDirectory(String directory)
Deletes a directory. 
File f = new File(directory);
deleteDirectory(f);