Java Delete Directory deleteDirectory(File dir, boolean isInitialDelete)

Description

Utility method for delete directory

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dir	- directory to delete
isInitialDelete	- determine if the deleting process running at startup or on destroy of application

Return

true if directory succesfully deleted

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirectory(File dir, boolean isInitialDelete) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Utility method for delete directory
     * @param dir - directory to delete
     * @param isInitialDelete - determine if the deleting process running at startup or on destroy of application
     * @return true if directory succesfully deleted
     */
    public static boolean deleteDirectory(File dir, boolean isInitialDelete) {
        if (dir.isDirectory()) {
            if (dir.exists()) {
                for (File child : dir.listFiles()) {
                    try {
                        deleteDirectory(child, isInitialDelete);
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        if (isInitialDelete) {
                            continue;
                        } else
                            return false;
                    }
                }
            }

        } else {
            if (dir.exists()) {
                final boolean isFileDeleted = dir.delete();
                System.out.println((isFileDeleted ? "OK     " : "ERROR ") + "Delete file '" + dir.getPath() + '\'');
            }
        }
        dir.delete();
        return true;
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDirectory(File dir)
2. deleteDirectory(File dir)
3. deleteDirectory(File dir)
4. deleteDirectory(File dir)
5. deleteDirectory(File dir)
6. deleteDirectory(File dir, boolean isInitialDelete)
7. deleteDirectory(File dir, boolean recursive)
8. deleteDirectory(File dir, Map preserve)
9. deleteDirectory(File directory)