Java Utililty Methods File Path Delete

List of utility methods to do File Path Delete

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Description

The list of methods to do File Path Delete are organized into topic(s).

Method

voiddeleteDirectory(File path, boolean deleteMyself, boolean deleteHidden)
delete Directory 
if (path.exists()) {
    File[] files = path.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        if (deleteHidden || !files[i].getName().startsWith(".")) {
            if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                deleteDirectory(files[i], true, deleteHidden);
            } else {
                files[i].delete();
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booleandeleteDirectory(File path, boolean includeDir)
delete Directory 
boolean success = true;
if (path.exists()) {
    File[] files = path.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
            success = deleteDirectory(files[i], true) && success;
        } else {
            success = files[i].delete() && success;
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booleandeleteDirectory(final File path)
Uses an iterative algorithm to recursively delete an entire directory and all its subdirectories. 
if (!path.isDirectory())
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("path must be a directory");
if (path == null)
    return false;
if (!path.exists())
    return true;
try {
    File curr;
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booleandeleteDirectory(final File path)
delete Directory 
if (path.exists()) {
    final File[] files = path.listFiles();
    if (files != null) {
        for (final File file : files) {
            if (file.isDirectory()) {
                deleteDirectory(file);
            } else {
                file.delete();
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booleandeleteDirectory(final String directoryPath)
delete Directory 
return deleteDirectory(new File(directoryPath));
booleandeleteDirectory(final String fullDirPath)
delete Directory 
String sp = System.getProperty("file.separator");
File texDir = new File(fullDirPath);
if (texDir.exists() && texDir.isDirectory()) {
    String[] dirList = texDir.list();
    for (String aDirList : dirList) {
        String myDirPath = texDir.getAbsolutePath() + sp + aDirList;
        File d = new File(myDirPath);
        if (d.exists() && d.isDirectory()) {
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voiddeleteDirectory(final String path)
Deletes a file or directory 
File file = new File(path);
deleteDirectory(file);
booleandeleteDirectory(String dir_path)
Utilitary method to delete the directory corresponding to the given path 
return deleteDirectory(new File(dir_path));
booleanDeleteDirectory(String directoryPath)
Remove a directory and all of its contents. 
if (directoryPath == null || directoryPath.isEmpty()) {
    return false;
File directory = new File(directoryPath);
if (directory == null)
    return false;
if (!directory.exists())
    return true;
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booleandeleteDirectory(String directoryPath)
delete Directory 
File directory = new File(directoryPath);
if (directory.isDirectory()) {
    if (directory.listFiles().length == 0) {
        return delete(directory, true);
return false;