Java Utililty Methods Directory Clear

List of utility methods to do Directory Clear

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Description

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Method

voidcleanDirectory(String dirPath)
clean Directory 
cleanDirectory(new File(dirPath));
voidclearDirctory(File dir)
clear Dirctory 
deleteR(dir, false);
voidclearDirectory(File dir)
clear Directory 
for (File f : dir.listFiles()) {
    delete(f);
voidclearDirectory(File dir)
clear Directory 
if (!dir.isDirectory()) {
    return;
for (File subFile : dir.listFiles()) {
    if (subFile.isFile()) {
        if (!subFile.delete()) {
            throw new IOException("Can not delete \"" + subFile.getAbsolutePath() + "\".");
    } else if (subFile.isDirectory()) {
        removeDirectory(subFile);
voidclearDirectory(File dir, boolean doTree)
Delete every file within a directory. 
String[] fileList = dir.list();
if (fileList == null) { 
    return;
for (int ii = 0; ii < fileList.length; ii++) {
    File subFile = new File(dir, fileList[ii]);
    if (subFile.isDirectory()) {
        if (doTree) {
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voidclearDirectory(File f)
clear Directory 
if (!f.isDirectory()) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Only directory can be cleared."); 
for (File c : f.listFiles()) {
    delete(c);
voidclearDirectory(File f)
clear Directory 
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    File[] entries = f.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
        deleteRecursive(entries[i]);
voidclearDirectory(File src)
Deletes all files in the directory, recursively deleting sub-directories of this directory. 
if (src.exists() && src.isDirectory()) {
    for (File file : src.listFiles()) {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            deleteRecursive(file);
        } else {
            if (!file.delete()) {
                throw new IOException("Could not delete: " + file);
voidclearDirectory(String absolutePath)
delete all files in specified path 
clearDirectory(new File(absolutePath));
voidclearDirectory(String dir)
clear Directory 
File f = new File(dir);
if (!f.exists()) {
    throw new IOException("Directory not present or not writable");
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    deleteFolder(f);
} else {
    throw new IOException("Is not a directory");
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