Java File Path Delete deleteFolder(String folderPath)

Description

delete Folder

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static void deleteFolder(String folderPath) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    public static void deleteFolder(String folderPath) {
        deleteFolder(folderPath, false);
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a folder's contents
     * 
     * @param folderPath   the path to the folder to delete
     * @param keepRootFolder   if true, only the contents will be deleted, false will delete the folder itself as well
     */
    public static void deleteFolder(String folderPath, Boolean keepRootFolder) {

        File folderPathFiles = new File(folderPath);
        deleteFolder(folderPathFiles, keepRootFolder);

    }

    /**
     * Deletes a folder's contents
     * 
     * @param folder         the java.io.File folder to delete
     * @param keepRootFolder   if true, only the contents will be deleted, false will delete the folder itself as well
     */
    public static void deleteFolder(File folder, Boolean keepRootFolder) {

        if (!folder.isDirectory()) {
            return;
        }

        File[] files = folder.listFiles();

        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                deleteFolder(files[i], false);
            } else {
                files[i].delete();
            }
        }

        if (!keepRootFolder) {
            folder.delete();
        }

    }
}

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