Java Path Delete nio recursivelyDeleteFilesFromDir(Path aDirectory)

Description

recursively Delete Files From Dir

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean recursivelyDeleteFilesFromDir(Path aDirectory) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.*;
import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;

public class Main {
    public static boolean recursivelyDeleteFilesFromDir(Path aDirectory) throws IOException {

        return !Files.exists(Files.walkFileTree(aDirectory, new SimpleFileVisitor<Path>() {
            @Override
            public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
                try {
                    Files.delete(file);
                } catch (IOException ioex) {

                }
                return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
            }
        }));

    }
}

Related

1. recursiveDelete(Path directory)
2. recursiveDelete(Path path)
3. recursiveDelete(Path pathToBeDeleted)
4. recursiveDeleteDirectory(Path dir)
5. recursiveDeleteOnShutdownHook(final Path path)
6. recusiveDeleteIfExists(Path p)