Java Delete File Recursively deleteRecursive(File toDelete)

Description

This method acts much like bash's "rm -rf $file" command.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
folderToDelete	Folder to delete with all of its contents

Return

Whether the delete was successful

Declaration

public static void deleteRecursive(File toDelete) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**//from   www.  ja v a  2 s .c om
     * This method acts much like bash's "rm -rf $file" command. It will
     * delete the directory and all of its contents! If the File passed is
     * not a folder, it will be deleted, too.
     * 
     * **This WILL follow symlinks! Be careful!
     * 
     * @param folderToDelete Folder to delete with all of its contents
     * @return Whether the delete was successful
     */
    public static void deleteRecursive(File toDelete) throws IOException {
        for (File sub : toDelete.listFiles()) {
            if (sub.isDirectory()) {
                deleteRecursive(sub);
            } else {
                if (!sub.delete()) {
                    throw new IOException();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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