Java File Delete delete(File file)

Description

Delete the given file (can be a simple file or a folder).

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	the file to be deleted

Return

if the deletion succeded or not

Declaration

public static boolean delete(File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from ww w.  java  2  s.  c  o m
 * Copyright 2006-2009 the original author or authors.
 * 
 * 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 {
    /**
     * Delete the given file (can be a simple file or a folder).
     * 
     * @param file the file to be deleted
     * @return if the deletion succeded or not
     */
    public static boolean delete(File file) {

        // bail out quickly
        if (file == null)
            return false;

        // recursively delete children file
        boolean success = true;

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

        // The directory is now empty so delete it
        return (success &= file.delete());
    }
}

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