Java File Delete delete(File f)

Description

Recursively delete the specified file or directory.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
f	File or directory to delete

Return

true if the specified file or directory was deleted, false otherwise

Declaration

public static boolean delete(File f) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* This file is part of the Joshua Machine Translation System.
 * //  w  ww  .j  a va2  s .c  om
 * Joshua is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
 * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
 * MA 02111-1307 USA
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Recursively delete the specified file or directory.
     * 
     * @param f File or directory to delete
     * @return <code>true</code> if the specified file or directory was deleted, <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    public static boolean delete(File f) {
        if (f != null) {
            if (f.isDirectory()) {
                for (File child : f.listFiles()) {
                    delete(child);
                }
                return f.delete();
            } else {
                return f.delete();
            }
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }
}

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