delete Dir and all of its children files and directories - Java File Path IO

Java examples for File Path IO:Directory Delete

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Description

delete Dir and all of its children files and directories

Demo Code

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

public class Main {


    private static void deleteDir(File directory) {
        if (directory.exists()) {
            String[] children = directory.list();
            if (children != null) {
                for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                    deleteDir(new File(directory, children[i]));
                }
            }
        }
        directory.delete();
    }
}

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