Java File Delete delete(File f)

Description

Recursive delete.

License

Academic Free License

Declaration

public static void delete(File f) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
// Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    public static final File[] none = new File[0];

    /**//from w  ww.ja  va2 s.  c om
     * Recursive delete.  Actually throw IOException on error.
     */
    public static void delete(File f) throws IOException {
        if (!f.exists())
            return;

        if (f.isDirectory()) {
            File[] kids = list(f);
            for (int i = 0; kids != null && i < kids.length; ++i)
                delete(kids[i]);
        }

        if (!f.delete())
            throw new IOException("Cannot delete: " + f);
    }

    /**
     * Same as File.listFiles()
     */
    public static File[] list(File f) {
        String[] names = f.list();
        if (names == null || names.length == 0)
            return none;
        File[] files = new File[names.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < names.length; ++i)
            files[i] = new File(f, names[i]);
        return files;
    }
}

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