Here you can find the source of deleteDirectory(File path)
static public boolean deleteDirectory(File path)
//package com.java2s; /*/* w w w. j a v a 2 s. c o m*/ * JimBot - Java IM Bot * Copyright (C) 2006-2010 JimBot project * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */ import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class Main { static public boolean deleteDirectory(File path) { if (path.exists()) { File[] files = path.listFiles(); for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) { if (files[i].isDirectory()) { deleteDirectory(files[i]); } else { files[i].delete(); } } } return (path.delete()); } public static Vector<String> listFiles(String dir, String ext) { Vector<String> v = new Vector<String>(); try { File f = new File(dir); File[] fs = f.listFiles(); if (fs.length < 0) return v; for (int i = 0; i < fs.length; i++) { if (fs[i].isFile()) if (getExt(fs[i].getName()).equals(ext)) v.add(fs[i].getName()); } } catch (Exception ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } return v; } public static String getExt(String s) { if (s.indexOf(".") < 0) return ""; else return s.replace('.', ':').split(":")[1]; } public static String getName(String s) { if (s.indexOf(".") < 0) return s; else return s.replace('.', ':').split(":")[0]; } }