Java Directory Delete nio deleteDirectory(File directory)

Description

delete Directory

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static final boolean deleteDirectory(File directory) 

Method Source Code

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

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

public class Main {
    public static final boolean deleteDirectory(File directory) {
        if (!directory.exists())
            return true;
        try {/*from   w  ww .j a  va  2s.  c  o  m*/
            // Try to delete the directory. We skip all the catch blocks if this directory
            // is able to be deleted, or if it's empty.
            Files.delete(directory.toPath());
        }

        // The directory wasn't empty, so we'll try to go through and delete its
        // contents recursively.
        catch (DirectoryNotEmptyException e) {
            // This is clearly a valid directory, so, if listFiles() returns false,
            // there was an IO error, which means we've failed. :(
            if (directory.listFiles() == null)
                return false;
            // We can now safely iterate over this directory's contents. :D
            for (File f : directory.listFiles()) {
                // If we fail to delete any subfiles/directories, then we can't delete this one,
                // so we return false.
                if (!deleteDirectory(f))
                    return false;
            }
            // An IOException occurred. Return false.
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return false;
        }
        // Everything went well. Return true.
        return true;
    }
}

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