Java Delete Directory deleteDirectory(final File directory)

Description

Delete a directory and its content

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
directory	the directory to delete

Return

return true if the directory and its content were deleted successfully, false otherwise

Declaration

private static boolean deleteDirectory(final File directory) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from   ww w.  j  a  va  2  s.  co m*/
 * Copyright (C) 2010 BonitaSoft S.A.
 * BonitaSoft, 31 rue Gustave Eiffel - 38000 Grenoble
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2.0 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Delete a directory and its content
     * @param directory the directory to delete
     * @return return true if the directory and its content were deleted successfully, false otherwise
     */
    private static boolean deleteDirectory(final File directory) {
        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 {
                    success &= files[i].delete();
                }
            }
            success &= directory.delete();
        }
        return success;
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDirectory(final File dir)
2. deleteDirectory(final File dir)
3. deleteDirectory(final File dir)
4. deleteDirectory(final File directory)
5. deleteDirectory(final File directory)
6. deleteDirectory(final String dir)
7. deleteDirectory(final String targetDir)
8. deleteDirectory(IProgressMonitor monitor, File directory)
9. deleteDirectory(IProgressMonitor monitor, File directory, File base, int step)