Java File Path Delete deleteDirRecursive(String path)

Description

delete Dir Recursive

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirRecursive(String path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    public static boolean deleteDirRecursive(String path) {
        return deleteDirRecursive(new File(path));
    }// w  ww.j  av  a2  s .c o  m

    public static boolean deleteDirRecursive(File dir) {
        if (dir.exists()) {

            if (!dir.isDirectory()) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("" + dir + " is not directory");
            }

            File[] files = dir.listFiles();
            for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                    deleteDirRecursive(files[i]);
                } else {
                    files[i].delete();
                }
            }
        }
        return (dir.delete());
    }
}

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1. deleteDirectoryInternal(File path)
2. deleteDirectoryRecursively(File path)
3. deleteDirectoryRecursivly(String path)
4. deleteDirectoryTree(String directoryPath)
5. deleteDirRecursive(String dirPath)
6. deleteDirs(File path)
7. deleteDirs(String pathname)
8. deleteDirWithContent(final String path)
9. deleteEmptDir(String Path, String username)