Java File Path Delete delete(String filePath, boolean recursive)

Description

delete

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean delete(String filePath, boolean recursive) 

Method Source Code

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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    public static boolean delete(String filePath, boolean recursive) {
        File file = new File(filePath);
        if (!file.exists()) {
            return true;
        }

        if (!recursive || !file.isDirectory())
            return file.delete();

        String[] contents = file.list();

        // list can be null if directory doesn't have an 'x' permission bit set for the
        // user
        if (contents != null) {
            for (String item : contents) {
                if (!delete(filePath + File.separator + item, true)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }

        return file.delete();
    }
}

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