Java Delete Folder deleteFolderRec(File dir)

Description

Deletes recursively specified folder or file.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dir	The folder to delete recursively.

Declaration

public static void deleteFolderRec(File dir) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// www  .j a  v  a2s.  c  o m
   Copyright 2013 Philipp Leitner
    
   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
    
   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
*/

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Deletes recursively specified folder or file.
     * If folder cannot be deleted, its deletion is postponed to the JavaMV shutdown.
     * @param dir  The folder to delete recursively.
     */
    public static void deleteFolderRec(File dir) {
        if (dir == null || !dir.exists() || !dir.isDirectory())
            return;

        for (File file : dir.listFiles())
            if (file.isDirectory())
                deleteFolderRec(file);
            else if (!file.delete())
                file.deleteOnExit();

        if (!dir.delete())
            dir.deleteOnExit();
    }
}

Related

1. deleteFolder(String name)
2. deleteFolderContents(File folder)
3. deleteFolderContents(File folder)
4. deleteFolderContents(File folder)
5. deleteFolderIfEmpty(File f)
6. deleteFolderRecursive(File folder)
7. deleteFolderRecursively(File file)
8. deleteFolderRecursively(File folder)