Java File Path Delete deleteDirectoryAndContents(final File srcPath)

Description

This method deletes a given directory with its content.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
srcPath	a parameter

Return

true if successful false other wise.

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirectoryAndContents(final File srcPath) 

Method Source Code

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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * This method deletes a given directory with its content.
     * 
     * @param srcPath
     * @return true if successful false other wise.
     */
    public static boolean deleteDirectoryAndContents(final File srcPath) {

        final String files[] = srcPath.list();

        boolean folderDelete = true;

        if (files != null) {
            for (int index = 0; index < files.length; index++) {

                final String sFilePath = srcPath.getPath() + File.separator + files[index];
                final File fFilePath = new File(sFilePath);
                folderDelete = folderDelete & fFilePath.delete();
            }
        }
        folderDelete = folderDelete & srcPath.delete();
        return folderDelete;
    }

    /**
     * This method deletes a given directory with its content.
     * 
     * @param srcPath
     * @return true if successful false other wise.
     */
    public static boolean deleteDirectoryAndContents(final String sSrcPath) {
        return deleteContents(sSrcPath, true);
    }

    /**
     * This method deletes a given directory with its content.
     * 
     * @param srcPath
     * @return true if successful false other wise.
     */
    public static boolean deleteContents(final String sSrcPath, final boolean folderDelete) {
        final File srcPath = new File(sSrcPath);
        boolean returnVal = folderDelete;
        if (null == srcPath || !srcPath.exists()) {
            returnVal = false;
        } else {
            final String files[] = srcPath.list();
            if (files != null) {
                for (int index = 0; index < files.length; index++) {
                    final String sFilePath = srcPath.getPath() + File.separator + files[index];
                    final File fFilePath = new File(sFilePath);
                    returnVal = returnVal & fFilePath.delete();
                }
                returnVal = returnVal & srcPath.delete();
            }
        }
        return returnVal;
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDirectory(String path)
2. deleteDirectory(String path)
3. deleteDirectory(String path)
4. deleteDirectory(String path)
5. deleteDirectory(String sPath)
6. deleteDirectoryAndContentsRecursive(final File srcPath, final boolean deleteSrcDir)
7. deleteDirectoryContents(File path)
8. deleteDirectoryContents(String directoryPath, boolean deleteChildDirectories)
9. deleteDirectoryIncludeContent(String folderPath)