Deletes a directory recursively. - Java File Path IO

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Description

Deletes a directory recursively.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        File directory = new File("Main.java");
        deleteDirectory(directory);
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a directory recursively. 
     *
     * @param directory  directory to delete
     * @throws IOException in case deletion is unsuccessful
     */
    public static void deleteDirectory(File directory) throws IOException {
        if (!directory.exists()) {
            return;
        }

        if (!directory.delete()) {
            String message = "Unable to delete directory " + directory
                    + ".";
            throw new IOException(message);
        }
    }
}

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