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*
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package com.ibm.commons.util.io;
import java.io.File;
/**
* Utilities for working with files
* @ibm-api
*/
public class FileUtil {
/**
* Private constructor
*/
private FileUtil() {}
/**
* Delete the a file or a directory.
* @param file the file to delete
*/
public static void deleteFile( File file ) {
// Delete its content, if a directory
if(file.isDirectory()) {
emptyDirectory(file);
}
// Delete the file/directory
file.delete();
}
/**
* Delete the content of a directory, but not the directory itself
* @param directory the directory the clear
*/
public static void emptyDirectory( File directory ) {
File[] f = directory.listFiles();
if( f!=null ) {
for( int i=0; i<f.length; i++ ) {
if( f[i].isDirectory() ) {
emptyDirectory( f[i] );
}
f[i].delete();
}
}
}
}