Java Delete Directory deleteDirectory(final File directory)

Description

Recursively deletes a directory and all its contents

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
directory	a parameter

Declaration

public static void deleteDirectory(final File directory) 

Method Source Code

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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Recursively deletes a directory and all its contents
     *
     * @param directory
     */
    public static void deleteDirectory(final File directory) {
        if (directory.isDirectory() && directory.exists()) {
            // For each file in the directory run cleanup
            for (File file : directory.listFiles()) {
                if (file.isDirectory()) {
                    // A nested directory, recurse
                    deleteDirectory(file);
                } else {
                    // Just a file delete it
                    if (!file.delete()) {
                        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to delete file: " + file);
                    }
                }
            }
            // Delete the directory
            if (!directory.delete()) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Failed to delete directory: " + directory);
            }
        } else {
            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to delete directory: " + directory
                    + ".  It is either not a directory or does not exist.");
        }
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDirectory(File root)
2. deleteDirectory(File sourceDirectory, FilenameFilter filter, boolean recursive, boolean deleteItself)
3. deleteDirectory(final File dir)
4. deleteDirectory(final File dir)
5. deleteDirectory(final File dir)
6. deleteDirectory(final File directory)
7. deleteDirectory(final File directory)
8. deleteDirectory(final String dir)
9. deleteDirectory(final String targetDir)