package org.best.example;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
public class DeleteDirectoryExample
{
private static final String SRC_FOLDER = "C:\\folder";
public static void main(String[] args)
{
File directory = new File(SRC_FOLDER);
//make sure directory exists
if(!directory.exists()){
System.out.println("Directory does not exist.");
System.exit(0);
}else{
try{
delete(directory);
}catch(IOException e){
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(0);
}
}
System.out.println("Done");
}
public static void delete(File file)
throws IOException{
if(file.isDirectory()){
//directory is empty, then delete it
if(file.list().length==0){
file.delete();
System.out.println("Directory is deleted : "
+ file.getAbsolutePath());
}else{
//list all the directory contents
String files[] = file.list();
for (String temp : files) {
//construct the file structure
File fileDelete = new File(file, temp);
//recursive delete
delete(fileDelete);
}
//check the directory again, if empty then delete it
if(file.list().length==0){
file.delete();
System.out.println("Directory is deleted : "
+ file.getAbsolutePath());
}
}
}else{
//if file, then delete it
file.delete();
System.out.println("File is deleted : " + file.getAbsolutePath());
}
}
}
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
public class DeleteDirectoryExample
{
private static final String SRC_FOLDER = "C:\\folder";
public static void main(String[] args)
{
File directory = new File(SRC_FOLDER);
//make sure directory exists
if(!directory.exists()){
System.out.println("Directory does not exist.");
System.exit(0);
}else{
try{
delete(directory);
}catch(IOException e){
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(0);
}
}
System.out.println("Done");
}
public static void delete(File file)
throws IOException{
if(file.isDirectory()){
//directory is empty, then delete it
if(file.list().length==0){
file.delete();
System.out.println("Directory is deleted : "
+ file.getAbsolutePath());
}else{
//list all the directory contents
String files[] = file.list();
for (String temp : files) {
//construct the file structure
File fileDelete = new File(file, temp);
//recursive delete
delete(fileDelete);
}
//check the directory again, if empty then delete it
if(file.list().length==0){
file.delete();
System.out.println("Directory is deleted : "
+ file.getAbsolutePath());
}
}
}else{
//if file, then delete it
file.delete();
System.out.println("File is deleted : " + file.getAbsolutePath());
}
}
}
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