Java Utililty Methods Directory Delete nio

List of utility methods to do Directory Delete nio

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Method

voiddeleteDirOrFile(Path p, boolean followSymLinkDir)
remove given file or dir. 
if (p == null || !Files.exists(p))
    return;
if (!Files.isDirectory(p))
    Files.delete(p);
else
    Files.walkFileTree(p, EnumSet.of(FileVisitOption.FOLLOW_LINKS), Integer.MAX_VALUE,
            new SimpleFileVisitor<Path>() {
                @Override
...
voiddeleteDirReqursivelyIfExists(File dir)
delete Dir Reqursively If Exists 
if (dir.exists()) {
    deleteDirReqursively(dir);
booleandeleteDirWithFiles(File dir, int maxDepth)
delete Dir With Files 
File[] entries = dir.listFiles();
if (entries == null)
    return false;
Stream.of(entries).filter(File::isDirectory).forEach(f -> {
    if (maxDepth < 1) {
        throw new AssertionError("Contains directory " + f);
    } else {
        deleteDirWithFiles(f, maxDepth - 1);
...
voiddeleteFileOrDirectory(File file)
Delete a file or directory 
if (file.exists()) {
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
        Path rootPath = Paths.get(file.getAbsolutePath());
        Files.walk(rootPath, FileVisitOption.FOLLOW_LINKS).sorted(Comparator.reverseOrder())
                .map(Path::toFile).forEach(File::delete);
    } else {
        file.delete();
} else {
    throw new RuntimeException("File or directory does not exist");
voiddeleteFileOrDirectory(final File source)
delete File Or Directory 
if (source.isFile()) {
    Path path = source.toPath();
    try {
        Files.deleteIfExists(path);
    } catch (IOException | SecurityException e) {
        System.err.println(e);
    return;
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voiddeleteFileOrFolder(final Path path)
delete File Or Folder 
Files.walkFileTree(path, new SimpleFileVisitor<Path>() {
    @Override
    public FileVisitResult visitFile(final Path file, final BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
        Files.delete(file);
        return CONTINUE;
    @Override
    public FileVisitResult visitFileFailed(final Path file, final IOException e) {
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