Java File Path Delete deleteFolderRecursively(File path, boolean includeSelf)

Description

Deletes directory at path recursively.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	a parameter
includeSelf	also delete the passed directory itself?

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	an exception

Declaration

public static void deleteFolderRecursively(File path, boolean includeSelf) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**//from w ww . j  av a  2 s  . c om
     * Deletes directory at path recursively.
     * 
     * @param path
     * @param includeSelf also delete the passed directory itself?
     * 
     * @throws IOException 
     */
    public static void deleteFolderRecursively(File path, boolean includeSelf) throws IOException {
        if (!path.isDirectory())
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The passed file is not a directory.");

        File[] files = path.listFiles();

        if (files == null)
            return;

        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            File f = files[i];

            if (f.isFile()) {
                if (!f.delete()) {
                    throw new IOException("Couldn't delete file: " + f.getAbsolutePath());
                }
            } else {
                deleteFolderRecursively(f, true);
            }
        }

        if (includeSelf && !path.delete()) {
            throw new IOException("Couldn't delete directory: " + path.getAbsolutePath());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Deletes directory at path recursively.
     * 
     * @param path
     * @param includeSelf also delete the passed directory itself?
     * 
     * @throws IOException 
     */
    public static void deleteFolderRecursively(String path, boolean includeSelf) throws IOException {
        deleteFolderRecursively(new File(path), includeSelf);
    }

    /**
     * Deletes directory at path recursively.
     * 
     * @param path
     * 
     * @throws IOException 
     */
    public static void deleteFolderRecursively(File path) throws IOException {
        deleteFolderRecursively(path, true);
    }

    /**
     * Deletes directory at path recursively.
     * 
     * @param path
     * 
     * @throws IOException 
     */
    public static void deleteFolderRecursively(String path) throws IOException {
        deleteFolderRecursively(new File(path), true);
    }
}

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7. deleteInPathTempFiles(String workingFolder)
8. deleteInRemote(String host, String path)
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