Java Directory Delete nio deleteDir(String dirName)

Description

delete Dir

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static void deleteDir(String dirName) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;

public class Main {
    public static void deleteDir(String dirName) throws IOException {
        deleteDir(new File(dirName));
    }// ww w.  ja  v  a  2  s  . c  o m

    public static void deleteDir(File dir) throws IOException {
        if (!dir.exists())
            return;

        if (dir.isDirectory()) {
            String[] children = dir.list();
            for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                deleteDir(new File(dir, children[i]));
            }
        }

        // The directory is now empty so delete it
        // NB The Files class was introduced in Java 7, this won't compile in earlier Java versions
        Files.delete(dir.toPath());
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDir(File dir)
2. deleteDir(File file)
3. deleteDir(final File targetDir)
4. deleteDir(String path)
5. deleteDirectory(File dir)
6. deleteDirectory(File dir)
7. deleteDirectory(File directory)