Java File Path Delete deleteDirectory(File path)

Description

Force deletion of directory

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	a parameter

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirectory(File path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**// w  w  w . j a v a2 s.c om
     * Force deletion of directory
     * 
     * @param path
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean deleteDirectory(File path) {
        if (path.exists()) {
            File[] files = path.listFiles();
            for (File file : files) {
                if (file.isDirectory()) {
                    deleteDirectory(file);
                } else {
                    file.delete();
                }
            }
        }
        return (path.delete());
    }
}

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