Java Delete File Recursively deleteRecursively(File[] roots)

Description

Delete recursively.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
roots	the roots

Return

true, if successful

Declaration

public static boolean deleteRecursively(File[] roots) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**/*from w w w .  ja  v  a  2 s.co m*/
     * Delete recursively.
     *
     * @param roots the roots
     * @return true, if successful
     */
    public static boolean deleteRecursively(File[] roots) {
        boolean deleted = true;
        for (File root : roots) {
            deleted &= deleteRecursively(root);
        }
        return deleted;
    }

    /**
     * Delete recursively.
     *
     * @param root the root
     * @return true, if successful
     */
    public static boolean deleteRecursively(File root) {
        return deleteRecursively(root, true);
    }

    /**
     * Delete recursively.
     *
     * @param root the root
     * @param deleteRoot the delete root
     * @return true, if successful
     */
    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) {
                        innerDeleteRecursively(aChildren);
                    }
                }
            }

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

    /**
     * Inner delete recursively.
     *
     * @param root the root
     * @return true, if successful
     */
    private static boolean innerDeleteRecursively(File root) {
        return deleteRecursively(root, true);
    }
}

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