Java Recursive Delete recursiveDelete(File file)

Description

Attempts to delete the specified file or directory.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	The file or directory to be removed.

Return

true if the specified file and any subordinates are all successfully removed, or false if at least one element in the subtree could not be removed or file does not exists.

Declaration

public static boolean recursiveDelete(File file)

Method Source Code


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import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Attempts to delete the specified file or directory. If it is a directory,
     * then any files or subdirectories that it contains will be recursively
     * deleted as well.
     *
     * @param file
     *          The file or directory to be removed.
     * @return {@code true} if the specified file and any subordinates are all
     *         successfully removed, or {@code false} if at least one element in
     *         the subtree could not be removed or file does not exists.
     */
    public static boolean recursiveDelete(File file) {
        if (file.exists()) {
            boolean successful = true;
            if (file.isDirectory()) {
                File[] childList = file.listFiles();
                if (childList != null) {
                    for (File f : childList) {
                        successful &= recursiveDelete(f);
                    }
                }
            }

            return successful & file.delete();
        }
        return false;
    }
}