Java Recursive Delete recursiveDelete(File root)

Description

recursive Delete

License

Open Source License

Declaration

static boolean recursiveDelete(File root) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    static boolean recursiveDelete(File root) {
        if (root == null) {
            return true;
        }
        boolean ok = true;
        if (root.isDirectory()) {
            final File[] files = root.listFiles();
            for (File file : files) {
                ok &= recursiveDelete(file);
            }
            return ok && (root.delete() || !root.exists());
        } else {
            ok &= root.delete() || !root.exists();
        }
        return ok;
    }
}

Related

1. recursiveDelete(File fileOrDir)
2. recursiveDelete(File folder)
3. recursiveDelete(File parent)
4. recursiveDelete(File pathToFolderOrFile)
5. recursiveDelete(File root)
6. recursiveDelete(File rootDir, boolean deleteRoot)
7. recursiveDelete(File target)
8. recursiveDelete(final File directory)
9. recursiveDelete(final File file, final boolean childrenOnly)