Java Path Remove nio removeRecursive(Path path)

Description

Delete directory recursively.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	directory to delete

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	if any read error

Declaration

public static void removeRecursive(Path path) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

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import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.SimpleFileVisitor;
import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Delete directory recursively. This method does not follow symlinks.
     * @param path directory to delete
     * @throws IOException if any read error
     */
    public static void removeRecursive(Path path) throws IOException {
        Files.walkFileTree(path, new SimpleFileVisitor<Path>() {
            @Override
            public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
                Files.delete(file);
                return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
            }

            @Override
            public FileVisitResult visitFileFailed(Path file, IOException exc) throws IOException {
                // Try to delete the file anyway.
                Files.delete(file);
                return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
            }

            @Override
            public FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(Path dir, IOException exc) throws IOException {
                if (exc == null) {
                    Files.delete(dir);
                    return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
                } else {
                    // Directory traversal failed.
                    throw exc;
                }
            }
        });
    }
}

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