Java File Path Delete deleteDirectory(String directoryPath)

Description

delete Directory

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirectory(String directoryPath) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    public static boolean deleteDirectory(String directoryPath) {
        File directory = new File(directoryPath);

        if (directory.isDirectory()) {
            if (directory.listFiles().length == 0) {
                return delete(directory, true);
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Delete a given file/directory,
     * A directory will always require the recursive flag to be set.
     * if a directory is specified and recursive set then delete the whole tree
     *
     * @param file      the File object to start at
     * @param recursive boolean to recurse if a directory is specified.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if and only if the file or directory is
     *         successfully deleted; <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    public static boolean delete(File file, boolean recursive) {
        boolean success = true;

        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            if (recursive) {
                File[] files = file.listFiles();

                // This can occur if the file is deleted outside the JVM
                if (files == null) {
                    return false;
                }

                for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                    success = delete(files[i], true) && success;
                }

                return success && file.delete();
            }

            return false;
        }

        return file.delete();
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDirectory(final File path)
2. deleteDirectory(final String directoryPath)
3. deleteDirectory(final String fullDirPath)
4. deleteDirectory(final String path)
5. deleteDirectory(String dir_path)
6. DeleteDirectory(String directoryPath)
7. deleteDirectory(String dirPath)
8. deleteDirectory(String dirPath)
9. deleteDirectory(String filePath)