Java Utililty Methods Directory Clear

List of utility methods to do Directory Clear

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Method

voidcleanDirectory(File directory)
clean Directory 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    directory.mkdirs();
    return;
if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
    String message = directory + " is not a directory";
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
File[] files = directory.listFiles();
if (files == null)
    throw new IOException("Failed to list contents of " + directory);
IOException exception = null;
for (File file : files)
    try {
        forceDelete(file);
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
        exception = ioe;
if (null != exception)
    throw exception;
voidcleanDirectory(File directory)
Cleans a directory without deleting it. 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(directory + " does not exist");
if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(directory + " is not a directory");
File[] files = directory.listFiles();
if (files == null) { 
...
voidcleanDirectory(File directory)
Recursively cleans (removes) all files under the given directory. 
boolean success;
if (directory.isDirectory()) {
    String[] children = directory.list();
    for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
        File child = new File(directory, children[i]);
        if (child.isDirectory()) {
            success = deleteDirectory(child);
        } else {
...
voidcleanDirectory(File directory)
clean Directory 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    String message = directory + " does not exist";
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
    String message = directory + " is not a directory";
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
File files[] = directory.listFiles();
if (files == null)
    throw new IOException("Failed to list contents of " + directory);
IOException exception = null;
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
    File file = files[i];
    try {
        forceDelete(file);
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
        exception = ioe;
if (null != exception)
    throw exception;
else
    return;
voidcleanDirectory(File path)
clean Directory 
if (path.exists()) {
    File[] files = path.listFiles();
    for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
            deleteDirectory(files[i]);
        } else {
            if (!files[i].getName().equals("ramdisk")) {
                files[i].delete();
...
voidcleanDirectory(final File directory)
Methode which delete all children of directory 
if (directory.isDirectory()) {
    File[] children = directory.listFiles();
    if (children != null) {
        for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
            if (children[i].isDirectory()) {
                cleanDirectory(children[i]);
            children[i].delete();
...
voidcleanDirectory(final File directory)
Clean a directory without deleting it. 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    return;
if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
    return;
IOException exception = null;
final File[] files = directory.listFiles();
...
voidcleanDirectory(IProgressMonitor monitor, File directory)
Clean a directory without deleting it. 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    String message = directory + " does not exist";
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
    String message = directory + " is not a directory";
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
IOException exception = null;
File[] files = directory.listFiles();
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
    if (monitor.isCanceled())
        return;
    File file = files[i];
    try {
        forceDelete(monitor, file);
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
        exception = ioe;
if (null != exception) {
    throw exception;
voidcleanDirectory(IProgressMonitor monitor, File directory, File base, int step)
clean Directory 
if (!directory.exists()) {
    String message = directory + " does not exist"; 
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
    String message = directory + " is not a directory"; 
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
IOException exception = null;
boolean isPackage = false;
File[] files = directory.listFiles();
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
    File file = files[i];
    if (!isPackage && file.isFile()) {
        isPackage = true;
    try {
        forceDelete(monitor, file, base, step);
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
        exception = ioe;
if (isPackage) {
    if (monitor != null) {
        monitor.worked(step);
if (null != exception) {
    throw exception;
voidcleanDirectory(String dir)
clean Directory 
File directory = new File(dir);
if (directory.isDirectory()) {
    for (File f : directory.listFiles()) {
        f.delete();