Java File Delete delete(File file)

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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