Java Delete Directory deleteDirectory(final File dir)

Description

Deletes a directory recursively.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dir	Directory to delete.

Return

True if the delete was successful.

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirectory(final File dir) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//w ww .ja v a  2 s.  c o m
 * Copyright (C) 2014 Dell, Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * 
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 * 
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Deletes a directory recursively.
     * 
     * @param dir  Directory to delete.
     * @return     True if the delete was successful.
     */
    public static boolean deleteDirectory(final File dir) {
        boolean success = true;
        if (dir != null && dir.exists()) {
            try {
                if (dir.isDirectory()) {
                    for (final File file : dir.listFiles()) {
                        if (file == null) {
                            return false;
                        }
                        if (!deleteDirectory(file)) {
                            success = false;
                            return success;
                        }
                    }
                }
                if (!dir.delete()) {
                    success = false;
                    return success;
                }
                return success;
            } catch (Exception e) {
                // Failed to delete files or directory
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDirectory(File fileOrDir)
2. deleteDirectory(File root)
3. deleteDirectory(File root)
4. deleteDirectory(File root)
5. deleteDirectory(File sourceDirectory, FilenameFilter filter, boolean recursive, boolean deleteItself)
6. deleteDirectory(final File dir)
7. deleteDirectory(final File dir)
8. deleteDirectory(final File directory)
9. deleteDirectory(final File directory)