Java Delete Directory deleteDirectory(File directory)

Description

delete Directory

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean deleteDirectory(File directory) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w  w  w  .  j  a  v  a2 s.co m
 * Copyright [2016] [Mannheim University of Applied Sciences]
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * 
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *  
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 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    public static boolean deleteDirectory(File directory) {
        return deleteDirectory(directory, false);
    }

    public static boolean deleteDirectory(File directory, boolean preserveGit) {
        if (directory.exists() && directory.isDirectory() && !(preserveGit && directory.getName().equals(".git"))) {
            boolean deleteDirectory = true;
            for (File file : directory.listFiles())
                if (file.isDirectory()) {
                    if (!deleteDirectory(file, preserveGit))
                        deleteDirectory = false;
                } else
                    file.delete();
            return deleteDirectory ? directory.delete() : false;
        } else
            return false;
    }
}

Related

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