Java Recursive Delete recursiveDelete(File dir)

Description

recursive Delete

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static File recursiveDelete(File dir) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    public static File recursiveDelete(File dir) {
        // only delete if it exists
        if (dir.exists()) {
            if (dir.isDirectory()) {
                for (String fname : dir.list()) {
                    File ff = new File(dir, fname);
                    recursiveDelete(ff);
                }
            }

            if (!dir.delete()) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Can't delete " + dir);
            }
        }

        return dir;
    }
}

Related

1. recursiveDel(final File f)
2. recursiveDelete(File _f)
3. recursiveDelete(File base)
4. recursiveDelete(File dir)
5. recursiveDelete(File dir)
6. recursiveDelete(File dir, boolean deleteBase)
7. recursiveDelete(File dirPath)
8. recursiveDelete(File f)