Java File Path Delete deleteDirectory(File path)

Description

Delete a non-empty directory Copied from http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0483.html

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	a parameter

Return

true if and only if the file or directory is successfully deleted; false otherwise

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirectory(File path) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**/* w w  w  . j  a  v a  2  s .  c o  m*/
     * Delete a non-empty directory
     * Copied from http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0483.html
     * @param path
     * @return true if and only if the file or directory is successfully deleted; false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean deleteDirectory(File path) {
        boolean succeeded = true;

        // first empty it
        if (path.exists()) {
            File[] files = path.listFiles();

            if (files != null) {
                for (int i = 0; succeeded && (i < files.length); i++) {
                    if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                        succeeded &= deleteDirectory(files[i]);
                    } else {
                        succeeded &= files[i].delete();
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        // then delete it
        if (succeeded)
            succeeded &= path.delete();
        return succeeded;
    }
}

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