de.unkrig.commons.file
Class FileUtil

java.lang.Object
  de.unkrig.commons.file.FileUtil

public final class FileUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for various file operations.

Method Summary

static boolean	attemptToDeleteRecursively(java.io.File file) Similar to File.delete(), but clears and deletes directory trees recursively.
static void	deleteRecursively(java.io.File file) Deletes the given regular file, or clears and deletes the given directory recursively.
static void	rename(java.io.File oldFile, java.io.File newFile)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

attemptToDeleteRecursively

public static boolean attemptToDeleteRecursively(java.io.File file)

Similar to File.delete(), but clears and deletes directory trees recursively.

Parameters:

file - The regular file or directory to delete

Returns:

Whether the regular file or the directory and its members could successfully be deleted

deleteRecursively

public static void deleteRecursively(java.io.File file)
                              throws java.io.IOException

Deletes the given regular file, or clears and deletes the given directory recursively.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - The file could not be deleted

rename

public static void rename(java.io.File oldFile,
                          java.io.File newFile)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Renaming failed

See Also:

File.renameTo(File)