Java Recursive Delete recursiveDelete(File f)

Description

Recursive delete

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
f	The file handler

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	Thrown if a file could not be deleted

Declaration

public static void recursiveDelete(File f) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w  w w.ja v a  2s .  c o  m*/
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import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Recursive delete
     *
     * @param f The file handler
     * @throws IOException Thrown if a file could not be deleted
     */
    public static void recursiveDelete(File f) throws IOException {
        if (f != null && f.exists()) {
            File[] files = f.listFiles();
            if (files != null) {
                for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                    if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                        recursiveDelete(files[i]);
                    } else {
                        if (!files[i].delete())
                            throw new IOException("Could not delete " + files[i]);
                    }
                }
            }
            if (!f.delete())
                throw new IOException("Could not delete " + f);
        }
    }
}

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