Java Delete Directory deleteFiles(String directoryName)

Description

Deletes the files in the directory, but does not remove the directory.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static void deleteFiles(String directoryName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   w w  w .  j  ava 2 s .c o m*/
 * Copyright (c) 2016 Vivid Solutions.
 *
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 which accompanies this distribution.
 * The Eclipse Public License is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 * and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at
 *
 * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
 */

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Deletes the files in the directory, but does not remove the directory.
     */
    public static void deleteFiles(String directoryName) {
        File dir = new File(directoryName);
        File[] files = dir.listFiles();
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            files[i].delete();
        }
    }
}

Related

1. deleteFiles(final File... files)
2. deleteFiles(List files)
3. deleteFiles(String dir)
4. deleteFiles(String dir, String... files)
5. deleteFiles(String directory, FileFilter filter, boolean recursive)
6. deleteFiles(String fileName)
7. deleteFiles(String root, String mask)
8. deleteFiles(String sDir, String sSearch)
9. deleteFiles(String[] filenames)