Here you can find the source of delete(File file)
Recursively deletes given file or folder.
Parameter | Description |
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file | to delete, also works with folders. |
public static void delete(File file)
//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(); } }