Java Folder Delete emptyFolder(final File folder)

Description

Recursively deletes whole content of the given folder.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
folder	folder to be emptied

Return

true if given folder becomes empty or not exists

Declaration

public static boolean emptyFolder(final File folder) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Recursively deletes whole content of the given folder.
     * @param folder folder to be emptied
     * @return <code>true</code> if given folder becomes empty or not exists
     */
    public static boolean emptyFolder(final File folder) {
        if (!folder.isDirectory()) {
            return true;
        }
        File[] files = folder.listFiles();
        boolean result = true;
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            File file = files[i];
            if (file.isDirectory()) {
                if (emptyFolder(file)) {
                    result &= file.delete();
                } else {
                    result = false;
                }
            } else {
                result &= file.delete();
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
}

Related

1. emptyFolder(File folder)
2. emptyFolder(File folder)
3. emptyFolder(File folder, boolean ignoreCannotDel)
4. emptyFolder(File toEmpty)
5. emptyFolder(final File folder)