Here you can find the source of recursiveDelete(final File fileOrDir)
Parameter | Description |
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fileOrDir | the file or dir to delete |
public static boolean recursiveDelete(final File fileOrDir)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from w w w. j ava 2s . c o m*/ * Eoulsan development code * * This code may be freely distributed and modified under the * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 or * later and CeCILL-C. This should be distributed with the code. * If you do not have a copy, see: * * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt * http://www.cecill.info/licences/Licence_CeCILL-C_V1-en.txt * * Copyright for this code is held jointly by the Genomic platform * of the Institut de Biologie de l'?cole normale sup?rieure and * the individual authors. These should be listed in @author doc * comments. * * For more information on the Eoulsan project and its aims, * or to join the Eoulsan Google group, visit the home page * at: * * http://outils.genomique.biologie.ens.fr/eoulsan * */ import java.io.File; public class Main { /** * Recursively delete file or directory * @param fileOrDir the file or dir to delete * @return true if all files are successfully deleted */ public static boolean recursiveDelete(final File fileOrDir) { if (fileOrDir == null) { return false; } if (fileOrDir.isDirectory()) { // recursively delete contents for (File innerFile : fileOrDir.listFiles()) { if (!recursiveDelete(innerFile)) { return false; } } } return fileOrDir.delete(); } }