Java File Delete delete(File file)

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Description

Recursively deletes given file or folder.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter Description
file to delete, also works with folders.

Declaration

public static void delete(File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* *********************************************************************
 *  This file is part of Hannah.//from ww w .  ja  va2  s .  c o  m
 *
 *  Hannah is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  Hannah is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *  along with Hannah.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 * ******************************************************************* */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * <p>Recursively deletes given file or folder.</p>
     * @param file to delete, also works with folders.
     */
    public static void delete(File file) {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            // removes members.
            final File[] children = file.listFiles();
            if (children != null) {
                for (File member : children) {
                    delete(member);
                }
            }
        }
        // delete file
        file.delete();
    }
}

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