Java File Path Delete deleteFolder(String path)

Description

Delete all files and folders in the directory.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	- directory path

Return

- true if successfully, otherwise false.

Declaration

public static boolean deleteFolder(String path) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**//  w w  w  .j a  va2s . co  m
     * Delete all files and folders in the directory. Directory may end with a
     * "\" or not.
     * 
     * @param path
     *            - directory path
     * @return - true if successfully, otherwise false.
     */
    public static boolean deleteFolder(String path) {
        boolean flag = true;
        File dirFile = new File(path);
        if (!dirFile.isDirectory()) {
            return flag;
        }
        File[] files = dirFile.listFiles();
        for (File file : files) {
            // Delete file.
            if (file.isFile()) {
                flag = deleteFile(file);
            } else if (file.isDirectory()) {// Delete folder
                flag = deleteFolder(file.getAbsolutePath());
            }
            if (!flag) {
                break;
            }
        }
        flag = dirFile.delete();
        return flag;
    }

    /**
     * Delete file according to a path.
     * 
     * @param path
     *            - file path
     * @return - true if delete successfully, otherwise false.
     */
    public static boolean deleteFile(String path) {
        File file = new File(path);
        return deleteFile(file);
    }

    /**
     * Delete file.
     * 
     * @param file
     *            - deleted file
     * @return - true if delete successfully, otherwise false.
     */
    public static boolean deleteFile(File file) {
        boolean flag = false;
        if (file.exists() && file.isFile()) {
            file.delete();
            flag = true;
        }
        return flag;
    }
}

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