Java File Path Delete deleteFolder(String path)

Description

Removes the specified folder path

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	the folder path

Return

true if the folder removed

Declaration

private static boolean deleteFolder(String path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w w w  .  java 2s  .  c  o  m*/
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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Removes the specified folder path
     * 
     * @param path
     *         the folder path
     * @return true if the folder removed
     */
    private static boolean deleteFolder(String path) {
        if (!path.endsWith(File.separator)) {
            path = path + File.separator;
        }

        File f = new File(path);
        if (f.exists() && f.isDirectory()) {
            File[] files = f.listFiles();
            for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                if (files[i].isFile()) {
                    deleteFile(files[i].getAbsolutePath());
                } else {
                    deleteFolder(files[i].getAbsolutePath());
                }
            }
        }

        if (f.delete()) {
            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the specified path is directory
     * 
     * @param path
     *          path of the folder
     * @return true if path is directory; false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean isDirectory(String path) {
        File file = new File(path);
        return file.isDirectory();
    }

    /**
     * Removes the specified file
     * 
     * @param path
     *         the file path
     * @return true if the file removed
     */
    private static boolean deleteFile(String path) {
        File f = new File(path);
        if (f.exists() && f.isFile()) {
            f.delete();
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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