Java Delete Directory deleteDirectory(File dir, boolean recursive)

Description

deletes all files in a director

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
recursive	a parameter

Declaration

public static void deleteDirectory(File dir, boolean recursive) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   w  ww  .ja  va  2s . co  m*/
 * This file is part of the Jose Project
 * see http://jose-chess.sourceforge.net/
 * (c) 2002-2006 Peter Sch?fer
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 */

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * deletes all files in a director
     * @param recursive 
     */
    public static void deleteDirectory(File dir, boolean recursive) throws IOException {
        if (!dir.isDirectory())
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("directory expected");

        File[] files = dir.listFiles();
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            if (files[i].isDirectory() && recursive)
                deleteDirectory(files[i], true);
            files[i].delete();
        }
    }
}

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7. deleteDirectory(File directory)
8. deleteDirectory(File directory)
9. deleteDirectory(File directory)