Java Delete Folder deleteFolder(File dir, boolean deleteFolderItself)

Description

Deletes given folder with all of its content

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dir	a parameter
deleteFolderItself	a parameter

Declaration

public static void deleteFolder(File dir, boolean deleteFolderItself) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**//w  ww  . j  a  v  a 2  s.c o m
     * Deletes given folder with all of its content
     * 
     * @param dir
     * @param deleteFolderItself
     */
    public static void deleteFolder(File dir, boolean deleteFolderItself) {
        File[] files = dir.listFiles();
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            File f = files[i];
            if (f.isDirectory()) {
                deleteFolder(f, true);
            } else if (f.isFile()) {
                if (!f.delete()) {
                    System.err.println("Cannot delete file " + f.getAbsolutePath());
                }
            }
        }
        if (deleteFolderItself) {
            if (!dir.delete()) {
                System.err.println("Cannot delete folder " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
            }
        }
    }
}

Related

1. deleteFolder(@Nonnull File file)
2. deleteFolder(File file)
3. deleteFolder(File file)
4. deleteFolder(File file)
5. deleteFolder(File file, boolean deleteParent)