Java File Path Delete deleteDirectoryContents(File path)

Description

Delete all the folders and subdirectories of the given directory

License

BSD License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	a parameter

Declaration

static public boolean deleteDirectoryContents(File path) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**/*from ww w .  j  ava 2 s .  c  o  m*/
     * Delete all the folders and subdirectories of the given directory
     * @param path
     * @return
     */
    static public boolean deleteDirectoryContents(File path) {
        if (path.exists()) {
            File[] files = path.listFiles();
            for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                    deleteDirectoryContents(files[i]);
                    files[i].delete();
                } else {
                    files[i].delete();
                }
            }
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    static public boolean deleteDirectoryContents(String pathName) {
        File path = new File(pathName);
        return deleteDirectoryContents(path);
    }
}

Related

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