Java Delete File or Directory deleteFileOrDirectoryRecursive(String dir)

Description

Recurse through children deleting all as we go

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dir	a parameter

Declaration

public static void deleteFileOrDirectoryRecursive(String dir) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*  www .j a v  a 2s . c o m*/
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 * FileUtils.java
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 * 26/11/2007
 *
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Recurse through children deleting all as we go
     *
     * @param dir
     */
    public static void deleteFileOrDirectoryRecursive(String dir) {
        File theDir = new File(dir);
        if (theDir != null) {
            deleteFileOrDirectoryRecursive(theDir);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Recurse through children deleting all as we go
     *
     * @param dir
     */
    public static void deleteFileOrDirectoryRecursive(File dir) {
        if (dir.isDirectory()) {
            for (File file : dir.listFiles()) {
                if (file.isDirectory()) {
                    deleteFileOrDirectoryRecursive(file);
                } else {
                    file.delete();
                }
            }
            dir.delete();
        } else {
            dir.delete();
        }
    }
}

Related

1. deleteFileOrDir(File instanceFileOrDir)
2. deleteFileOrDirectory(File dir)
3. deleteFileOrDirectory(File file)
4. deleteFileOrDirectory(File fileOrDirectory)
5. deleteFileOrDirectory(String fileName)
6. deleteFileOrDirOnExit(File filehandle)
7. deleteFileOrFolder(File fileOrFolder)