Java Delete File Recursively deleteRecusively(File file)

Description

Delete the specified file.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static boolean deleteRecusively(File file) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Delete the specified file. If it is a folder, then delete all its contents recursively. It's
     * because java.io.File.delete() cannot delete a folder if it is not empty.
     */
    public static boolean deleteRecusively(File file) {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            File[] subfiles = file.listFiles();
            int nb = subfiles.length;
            for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
                deleteRecusively(subfiles[i]);
            } // end for
        } // end if

        return file.delete();
    }
}

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2. deleteRecursively(final File directory)
3. deleteRecursively(final File iRootFile)
4. deleteRecursivelyAtLeastOnExit(final File directory)
5. deleteRecursivelyWithoutDeleteRootDirectory(File pFile)