Java File Delete delete(File file)

Description

Deletes the given File or directory recursively.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	a parameter

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	an exception

Declaration

public static void delete(File file) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

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

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**/* ww w. jav  a2s . com*/
     * Deletes the given File or directory recursively.
     * @param file
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void delete(File file) throws IOException {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            String[] files = file.list();
            if (files.length == 0)
                file.delete();
            else {
                for (String temp : files)
                    delete(new File(file, temp));

                if (file.list().length == 0)
                    file.delete();
            }
        } else
            file.delete();
    }
}

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