Java Utililty Methods Delete Empty Directory

List of utility methods to do Delete Empty Directory

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Method

booleandeleteEmptyFolders(java.io.File file)
delete Empty Folders 
boolean b = true;
if (file.isDirectory()) {
    java.io.File[] children = file.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++)
        b &= deleteEmptyFolders(children[i]);
    if (file.listFiles().length == 0)
        file.delete();
return b;
voiddeleteEmptyFolders(String[] args)
delete Empty Folders 
Stack<File[]> dfs = new Stack<File[]>();
dfs.add(base.listFiles());
while (!dfs.isEmpty()) {
    File[] subFiles = dfs.pop();
    if (subFiles == null)
        continue;
    for (File subFolder : subFiles) {
        if (!subFolder.isDirectory())
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voiddeleteEmptyParentFolders(File leafFolder)
Delete empty parent folders. 
while (leafFolder != null && !leafFolder.equals(_root)) {
    final String[] elements = leafFolder.list();
    if (elements == null || elements.length > 0) {
        return;
    leafFolder.delete();
    leafFolder = leafFolder.getParentFile();
voiddeleteEmptyParents(File currentParentFile, String inputDir)
delete Empty Parents 
if (currentParentFile != null && !currentParentFile.getAbsolutePath().equals(inputDir)
        && (currentParentFile.listFiles() == null || currentParentFile.listFiles().length == 0)) {
    File nextParent = currentParentFile.getParentFile();
    if (currentParentFile.delete()) {
        deleteEmptyParents(nextParent, inputDir);