/** * Deletes a file, never throwing an exception. If file is a directory, delete it and all sub-directories. * <p> * The difference between File.delete() and this method are: * <ul> * <li>A directory to be deleted does not have to be empty.</li> * <li>No exceptions are thrown when a file or directory cannot be deleted.</li> * </ul> * * @param file file or directory to delete, can be {@code null} * @return {@code true} if the file or directory was deleted, otherwise * {@code false} */ public static boolean deleteQuietly(File file) { if (file == null) { return false; } try { if (file.isDirectory()) { cleanDirectory(file); } } catch (Exception ignored) { } try { return file.delete(); } catch (Exception ignored) { return false; } }
/** * Deletes a directory recursively. * * @param directory directory to delete * @throws IOException in case deletion is unsuccessful */ public static void deleteDirectory(File directory) throws IOException { if (!directory.exists()) { return; } if (!isSymlink(directory)) { cleanDirectory(directory); } if (!directory.delete()) { String message = "Unable to delete directory " + directory + "."; throw new IOException(message); } }