Java Delete Directory deleteFilesAndSubDirs(File dir)

Description

delete Files And Sub Dirs

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static void deleteFilesAndSubDirs(File dir) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from  ww w  . ja  v  a2  s . co  m
 * Copyright 2009 the original author or authors.
 * Copyright 2009 SorcerSoft.org.
 *  
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    public static void deleteFilesAndSubDirs(File dir) {
        if (!dir.canRead())
            return;
        for (File file : dir.listFiles()) {
            if (file.isFile()) {
                System.out.println("deleting " + file.getAbsolutePath());
                file.delete();
            } else {
                if (file.isDirectory() && (file.listFiles() == null || file.listFiles().length == 0)) {
                    file.delete();
                } else {
                    deleteFilesAndSubDirs(file);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Related

1. deleteFiles(String fileName)
2. deleteFiles(String root, String mask)
3. deleteFiles(String sDir, String sSearch)
4. deleteFiles(String[] filenames)
5. deleteFilesAndDir(List files)
6. deleteFilesFromDirectory(final String dirNameIn, final String filePrefixIn)
7. deleteFilesInDir(File dir)
8. deleteFilesInDir(File dir)