Java Recursive Delete recursiveDelete(File fileOrDir)

Description

Recursively delete a directory.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
fileOrDir	The file or directory to be deleted

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	an exception

Declaration

public static void recursiveDelete(File fileOrDir) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

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

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Recursively delete a directory.
     *
     * @param fileOrDir The file or directory to be deleted
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void recursiveDelete(File fileOrDir) throws IOException {
        if (fileOrDir.isDirectory()) {
            File[] contents = fileOrDir.listFiles();

            if (contents != null && contents.length > 0) {
                for (int x = 0; x < contents.length; x++) {
                    File entry = contents[x];

                    recursiveDelete(entry);
                }
            }
        }

        if (!fileOrDir.delete()) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(fileOrDir.getAbsolutePath() + " delete returned false!");
        }
    }
}

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