Java Force Delete forceDelete(File f)

Description

force Delete

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
f	a parameter

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	an exception

Declaration

public static void forceDelete(File f) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from   w  w  w.  jav  a 2  s.  c o  m*/
(C) Copyright 1998-2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
    
This library 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
    
For more information: www.smartfrog.org
*/

import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Deletes the file or directory represented by path on disk.  
     * use carefully !!
     * @param path
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void forceDelete(String path) throws IOException {
        forceDelete(new File(path));
    }

    /**
     * 
     * @param f
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void forceDelete(File f) throws IOException {
        if (f.isDirectory()) {
            String[] children = f.list();
            for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                forceDelete(new File(f, children[i]));
            }
        }
        if (f.exists() && !f.delete()) {
            throw new IOException("Failed to delete file : " + f.getAbsolutePath());
        }
    }
}

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