Java File Path Delete deleteNonEmptyDirectory(String dirPath)

Description

Deletes a non-empty directory, defined by dirPath from the file system.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dirPath	a parameter

Declaration

public static boolean deleteNonEmptyDirectory(String dirPath) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**/*ww  w  .  ja v a2  s.c  om*/
     * Deletes a non-empty directory, defined by dirPath from the file system.
     * Returns true, if directory and all the files, contained in it, have been
     * deleted.
     * 
     * @param dirPath
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean deleteNonEmptyDirectory(String dirPath) {
        File dir = new File(dirPath);
        if (dir.exists() && dir.isDirectory()) {
            File[] files = dir.listFiles();
            for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                File file = files[i];
                boolean fileDeleted = file.delete();
                if (!fileDeleted)
                    return false;
            }
            return dir.delete();
        } else
            return false;
    }
}

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