Java Folder Delete emptyFolder(File folder, boolean ignoreCannotDel)

Description

empty Folder

License

Open Source License

Declaration

static public int emptyFolder(File folder, boolean ignoreCannotDel) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    static public int emptyFolder(File folder, boolean ignoreCannotDel) throws IOException {
        int counter = 0;
        if (folder.exists() && folder.isDirectory()) {
            File[] child = folder.listFiles();
            for (int i = 0; i < child.length; i++) {
                File file = child[i];
                if (file.isDirectory())
                    counter += emptyFolder(file, ignoreCannotDel);
                boolean result = file.delete();
                if (!result && !ignoreCannotDel) {
                    if (!ignoreCannotDel) {
                        throw new IOException("Cannot delete " + file.getAbsolutePath());
                    } else {
                        file.deleteOnExit();
                    }//from   ww w.ja v  a  2 s .  c o m
                } else {
                    counter++;
                }
            }
        }
        return counter;
    }
}

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