Java File Delete delete(File file)

Description

delete

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean delete(File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    public static boolean delete(File file) {
        if (file == null || !file.exists()) {
            return false;
        }

        boolean result = true;
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            String[] children = file.list();
            for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                result &= delete(new File(file, children[i]));
            }
        }
        return file.delete() & result;
    }
}

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