java delete directory
// recursive java 8
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.util.Comparator;
public class Java8DeleteDirectory
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Path directory = Paths.get("B:\\New folder");
Files.walk(directory)
.sorted(Comparator.reverseOrder())
.forEach(path -> {
try
{
System.out.println("Deleting directory: " + path);
Files.delete(path);
}
catch(IOException ex)
{
ex.printStackTrace();
}
});
}
}
// delete a directory in java using recursion or recursively
import java.io.File;
public class DeleteDirectoryRecursively
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String strFolder = "B:\New folder";
//delete folder recursively
deleteRecursive(new File(strFolder));
}
public static void deleteRecursive(File fl)
{
if(!fl.exists())
return;
// if directory call recursively
if(fl.isDirectory())
{
for(File file : fl.listFiles())
{
// recursive call
deleteRecursive(file);
}
}
// delete files and empty directory
fl.delete();
System.out.println("Deleted file/directory: " + fl.getAbsolutePath());
}
}