Java Examples - Delete Directory
The following example demonstrates how to use the File class's ofdir.isDirectory(), dir.list(), and deleteDir() methods to delete a directory after deleting files one by one:
Main.java file
import java.io.File;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
//Delete the test directory under the current directory
deleteDir(new File("./test"));
}
public static boolean deleteDir(File dir) {
if (dir.isDirectory()) {
String[] children = dir.list();
for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
boolean success = deleteDir
(new File(dir, children[i]));
if (!success) {
return false;
}
}
}
if(dir.delete()) {
System.out.println("Directory has been deleted!");
return true;
} else {
System.out.println("Failed to delete directory!");
return false;
}
}
}
The output of running the above code is:
The directory has been deleted!Other Extensions