Java File Path Delete deleteDirectory(File path)

Description

Rercursively deletes a directory

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	The directory's path

Return

True if the delete was ok, false otherwise

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirectory(File path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Rercursively deletes a directory
     * 
     * @param path
     *        The directory's path
     * @return True if the delete was ok, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean deleteDirectory(File path) {
        if (path == null || !path.exists()) {
            return false;
        }

        if (!path.isDirectory()) {
            return path.delete();
        }

        boolean res = true;
        for (File file : path.listFiles()) {
            res = res && deleteDirectory(file);
        }
        return res && path.delete();
    }

    /**
     * Rercursively deletes a directory
     * 
     * @param path
     *        The directory's path
     * @return True if the delete was ok, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean deleteDirectory(String path) {
        return deleteDirectory(new File(path));
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDirectory(File path)
2. deleteDirectory(File path)
3. deleteDirectory(File path)
4. deleteDirectory(File path)
5. deleteDirectory(File path)
6. deleteDirectory(File path, boolean deleteMyself, boolean deleteHidden)
7. deleteDirectory(File path, boolean includeDir)
8. deleteDirectory(final File path)
9. deleteDirectory(final File path)