Java Delete Directory deleteDirectory(String dirName)

Description

Recursively deletes a directory

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dirName	the path of the directory

Declaration

public static void deleteDirectory(String dirName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*==========================================================================*\
 |  $Id: FileUtilities.java,v 1.5 2014/06/16 15:59:40 stedwar2 Exp $
 |*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
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\*==========================================================================*/

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Recursively deletes a directory
     *
     * @param dirName the path of the directory
     */
    public static void deleteDirectory(String dirName) {
        deleteDirectory(new File(dirName));
    }

    /**
     * Recursively deletes a directory
     *
     * @param dir the File object for the directory
     */
    public static void deleteDirectory(File dir) {
        File[] files = dir.listFiles();
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                deleteDirectory(files[i]);
            }
            files[i].delete();
        }
        dir.delete();
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDirectory(String directory)
2. deleteDirectory(String directory)
3. deleteDirectory(String directoryName)
4. deleteDirectory(String directoryName)
5. deleteDirectory(String dirName)
6. deleteDirectory(String dirname, boolean recursive)
7. deleteDirectory(String fileName)
8. deleteDirectory(String folder)
9. deleteDirectory(String name)