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

booleandelete(String filePath, boolean recursive)
delete 
File file = new File(filePath);
if (!file.exists()) {
    return true;
if (!recursive || !file.isDirectory())
    return file.delete();
String[] contents = file.list();
if (contents != null) {
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booleandelete(String path)
Attempts to delete the File with the given path. 
return new File(path).delete();
voiddelete(String path)
delete 
File f = new File(path);
if (!f.exists())
    return;
if (f.isDirectory()) {
    if (f.listFiles().length == 0) {
        f.delete();
    } else {
        File delFile[] = f.listFiles();
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booleandelete(String path)
Delete the file or directory at the supplied path. 
if (path == null || path.trim().length() == 0)
    return false;
return delete(new File(path));
booleandelete(String path)
Method to delete a file or a directory and all it's contents if there are any. 
boolean rc = true;
File file = new File(path);
if (!file.exists()) {
    throw new IOException("Unable to delete " + path + ". Path does not exist.");
if (file.isFile()) {
    if (file.delete()) {
        return true;
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booleandeleteAll(File path)
delete All 
boolean ok = true;
File[] children = path.listFiles();
if (children != null) {
    for (File child : children) {
        ok = deleteAll(child);
        if (!ok) {
            break;
return ok && path.delete();
voiddeleteAll(File path)
delete All 
if (!path.exists())
    return;
if (path.isFile()) {
    path.delete();
    return;
File[] files = path.listFiles();
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
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voiddeleteAll(File path)
delete all files and folders under this path 
if (path.isDirectory()) {
    for (File f : path.listFiles()) {
        deleteAll(f);
    if (path.listFiles().length == 0) {
        path.delete();
} else {
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booleandeleteAllFile(final File dir)
delete All File 
boolean deleted = false;
if (dir.exists()) {
    File[] files = dir.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
            deleteAllFile(files[i]);
        } else {
            deleted = files[i].delete();
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voiddeleteAllFile(String directory)
delete all file 
List<File> fileList = new ArrayList<File>();
File directoryFile = new File(directory);
Queue<File> queue = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<File>();
queue.add(directoryFile);
while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
    File file = queue.poll();
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
        File[] fileArray = file.listFiles();
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