Java File Delete delete(File file)

Description

delete

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean delete(File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  w  w w.  j av  a  2  s . co m
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 * Copyright (C) 1999 - 2012 Photon Infotech Inc.
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    public static boolean delete(File file) {
        boolean deleteStatus = false;
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            deleteStatus = deleteDir(file);
        } else {
            deleteStatus = file.delete();
        }
        return deleteStatus;
    }

    private static boolean deleteDir(File dir) {
        if (dir != null && dir.isDirectory() && dir.exists()) {
            String[] children = dir.list();
            for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                boolean success = deleteDir(new File(dir, children[i]));
                if (!success) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
        return dir.delete();
    }
}

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