Java File Path Delete deleteDir(String path)

Description

Deletes a file or directory.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	the name of the file or dir to delete.

Return

true if successful, false otherwise.

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDir(String path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//w  w  w .j  a  v a 2  s .com
Copyright 2008 Flaptor (flaptor.com) 
    
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
You may obtain a copy of the License at 
    
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
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*/

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Deletes a file or directory.
     * @param spec the directory to delete.
     * @return true if successful, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean deleteDir(File spec) {
        if (spec.isDirectory()) {
            String[] children = spec.list();
            for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                if (!deleteDir(new File(spec, children[i]))) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
        return spec.delete();
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a file or directory.
     * @param path the name of the file or dir to delete.
     * @return true if successful, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean deleteDir(String path) {
        return deleteDir(new File(path));
    }
}

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