Here you can find the source of recursiveDelete(final File directory)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| directory | The directory to be deleted (along with its subdirectories) |
public static void recursiveDelete(final File directory)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w .j a v a 2 s. co m * The MIT License * * Copyright (c) 2010 The Broad Institute * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in * all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN * THE SOFTWARE. */ import java.io.*; public class Main { /** * Little test utility to help tests that create multiple levels of subdirectories * clean up after themselves. * * @param directory The directory to be deleted (along with its subdirectories) */ public static void recursiveDelete(final File directory) { for (final File f : directory.listFiles()) { if (f.isDirectory()) { recursiveDelete(f); } f.delete(); } } }