Program to delete a directory in Java
import java.io.File;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
deleteDir(new File("c:\\temp"));
}
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;
}
}
}
return dir.delete();
System.out.println("The directory is deleted.");
}
}
Output:
The directory is deleted.
