Java File Delete delete(File file)

Description

same as file.delete() if 'file' is file; recursively deletes all elements inside if 'file' is directory.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	folder or file

Declaration

public static void delete(File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 *     Copyright (C) 2017 wysohn// ww  w.  j av a 2s  .  c o  m
 *
 *     This program 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.
 *
 *     This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *******************************************************************************/

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * same as file.delete() if 'file' is file; recursively deletes all elements inside if 'file' is directory.
     * @param file folder or file
     */
    public static void delete(File file) {
        if (file.isFile()) {
            file.delete();
        } else {
            for (File f : file.listFiles()) {
                delete(f);
            }
            file.delete();
        }
    }
}

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