Java File Path Delete deleteFile(File path)

Description

This function will recursively delete directories and files.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	File or Directory to be deleted

Return

true indicates success.

Declaration

public static boolean deleteFile(File path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * This function will recursively delete directories and files.
     *
     * @param path File or Directory to be deleted
     * @return true indicates success.
     */
    public static boolean deleteFile(File path) {
        if (path.exists()) {
            if (path.isDirectory()) {
                File[] files = path.listFiles();
                for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                    if (files[i].isDirectory()) {
                        if (!deleteFile(files[i])) {
                            try {
                                Thread.sleep(300);
                            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                            }
                            deleteFile(files[i]);
                        }
                    } else {
                        if (!files[i].delete()) {
                            try {
                                Thread.sleep(300);
                            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                            }
                            files[i].delete();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if (!path.delete()) {
            try {
                Thread.sleep(300);
            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
            }
            return path.delete();
        } else {
            return true;
        }
    }
}

Related

1. deleteDirWithContent(final String path)
2. deleteEmptDir(String Path, String username)
3. deleteEmptyDir(File dstPath)
4. deleteEmptyParents(final File path)
5. deleteFile(File path)
6. deleteFile(File path)
7. deleteFile(final String dirPath, final String fileName)
8. deleteFile(final String filePathName)
9. DeleteFile(String _filePath)