Java Delete File Recursively deleteRecursively(File root, boolean deleteRoot)

Description

Delete the supplied java.io.File - for directories, recursively delete any nested directories or files as well.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
root	the root <code>File</code> to delete
deleteRoot	whether or not to delete the root itself or just the content of the root.

Return

true if the File was deleted, otherwise false

Declaration

public static boolean deleteRecursively(File root, boolean deleteRoot) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    public static boolean deleteRecursively(File root) {
        return deleteRecursively(root, true);
    }

    /**
     * Delete the supplied {@link java.io.File} - for directories,
     * recursively delete any nested directories or files as well.
     *
     * @param root       the root <code>File</code> to delete
     * @param deleteRoot whether or not to delete the root itself or just the content of the root.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>File</code> was deleted,
     *         otherwise <code>false</code>
     */
    public static boolean deleteRecursively(File root, boolean deleteRoot) {
        if (root != null && root.exists()) {
            if (root.isDirectory()) {
                File[] children = root.listFiles();
                if (children != null) {
                    for (File aChildren : children) {
                        deleteRecursively(aChildren);
                    }
                }
            }

            if (deleteRoot) {
                return root.delete();
            } else {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

Related

1. deleteRecursively(File fileToDelete)
2. deleteRecursively(File fRoot)
3. deleteRecursively(File name)
4. deleteRecursively(File root)
5. deleteRecursively(File root)
6. deleteRecursively(File[] roots)
7. deleteRecursively(final File directory)
8. deleteRecursively(final File directory)
9. deleteRecursively(final File iRootFile)