Java Path Delete nio deleteRecursively(Path directory)

Description

Deletes a directory recursively.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
directory	the directory to delete

Declaration

public static void deleteRecursively(Path directory) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w ww.j a  v  a  2 s .  c  om
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import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
import java.nio.file.FileVisitor;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Deletes a directory recursively.
     *
     * @param directory the directory to delete
     */
    public static void deleteRecursively(Path directory) throws IOException {
        Files.walkFileTree(directory, new FileVisitor<Path>() {
            @Override
            public FileVisitResult preVisitDirectory(Path dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
                return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
            }

            @Override
            public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
                Files.delete(file);
                return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
            }

            @Override
            public FileVisitResult visitFileFailed(Path file, IOException exc) throws IOException {
                return FileVisitResult.TERMINATE;
            }

            @Override
            public FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(Path dir, IOException exc) throws IOException {
                Files.delete(dir);
                return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
            }
        });
    }
}

Related

1. deleteQuietly(@Nullable Path path)
2. deleteQuietly(Path dir)
3. deleteRecursive(Path path)
4. deleteRecursive(Path path)
5. deleteRecursively(final Path path)
6. deleteRecursively(Path path)
7. deleteTmpDir(Path path)
8. deleteTreeBelowPath(Path startHerePath)
9. doDelete(@Nonnull Path path)