Java Recursive Delete recursivelyDeleteFile(File path)

Description

recursively Delete File

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean recursivelyDeleteFile(File path) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    public static boolean recursivelyDeleteFile(File path) {
        if (path.exists()) {
            if (path.isDirectory()) {
                File[] files = path.listFiles();
                if (files != null) {
                    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                        if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                            recursivelyDeleteFile(files[i]);
                        } else {
                            files[i].delete();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return (path.delete());
    }
}

Related

1. recursivelyDelete(File dir)
2. recursivelyDelete(final File root, final boolean deleteRoot)
3. recursivelyDelete(String loc)
4. recursivelyDeleteEmptyDirectories(File fileToDelete)
5. recursivelyDeleteEmptyParentDirectoriesUpToRoot(String path, String root)
6. recursiveRemoveDir(File dir)
7. recursiveRemoveDir(File directory)