Java Delete Directory Recursively deleteDirectoryRecursivly(File directory)

Description

delete Directory Recursivly

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirectoryRecursivly(File directory) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    public static boolean deleteDirectoryRecursivly(File directory) {
        String[] list = directory.list();
        if (list != null) {
            for (String entryName : list) {
                File entry = new File(directory, entryName);
                if (entry.isDirectory()) {
                    if (!deleteDirectoryRecursivly(entry)) {
                        return false;
                    }/*from  ww w  .j  av  a 2s  .c o  m*/
                } else {
                    if (!entry.delete()) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if (!directory.delete()) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
}

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