Here you can find the source of deleteDir(File dir)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| dir | File to delete. If it is not dir, deletes this File. Otherwise deletes dir recursively |
public static boolean deleteDir(File dir)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from w w w. ja v a2 s . c om*/ * $Id$ * * Copyright 1996-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. * * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as * published by the Free Software Foundation. Sun designates this * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. * * This code 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 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that * accompanied this code). * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. * * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or * have any questions. */ import java.io.File; public class Main { /** * * @param dir File to delete. If it is not dir, deletes this File. Otherwise deletes dir * recursively * @return true, if dir (or file) removed successfully */ public static boolean deleteDir(File dir) { boolean deleted = dir.delete(); if (!deleted) { String[] list = dir.list(); if (list != null) { for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) { deleteDir(new File(dir, list[i])); } } deleted = dir.delete(); } return deleted; } }