Java Directory Delete nio deleteDirectory(File directory)

Description

delete Directory

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static void deleteDirectory(File directory) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

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

public class Main {
    public static void deleteDirectory(File directory) throws IOException {
        cleanDirectory(directory);//  ww  w  .j a va 2s.co m
        Files.delete(Paths.get(directory.getAbsolutePath()));
    }

    public static void cleanDirectory(File directory) throws IOException {
        if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(directory + " is not a directory");
        }

        File[] files = directory.listFiles();
        if (files == null) {
            throw new IOException("Failed to list contents of " + directory);
        }

        for (File file : files) {
            delete(file);
        }
    }

    public static void delete(File file) throws IOException {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            deleteDirectory(file);
            return;
        }
        Files.delete(Paths.get(file.getPath()));
    }
}

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1. deleteDirectory(File dir)
2. deleteDirectory(File dir)
3. deleteDirectory(File directory)
4. deleteDirectory(File directory)
5. deleteDirectory(File directory)
6. deleteDirectory(File directory)
7. deleteDirectory(File file)
8. deleteDirectory(File path)
9. deleteDirectory(final File directory)