Java File Path Delete deleteDir(File dir)

Description

Delete the given dir and recursively delete all of its children.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dir	the folder to be deleted

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	an exception

Declaration

public static void deleteDir(File dir) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*  MonkeyTalk - a cross-platform functional testing tool
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import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Delete the given dir and recursively delete all of its children.
     * 
     * @param dir
     *            the folder to be deleted
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void deleteDir(File dir) throws IOException {
        for (File f : dir.listFiles()) {
            if (f.isDirectory()) {
                deleteDir(f);
            } else {
                f.delete();
            }
        }
        dir.delete();
    }
}

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7. deleteDir(File dir, boolean deleteSelf)
8. deleteDir(File dir, int depth, boolean deleteRootDirectory)
9. deleteDir(File dir, String dirPath)