Is there a way to delete a directory with files in it?

Question

I am working on a program right now, and i need to know if there is a way to delete a directory that has files in it?
or do i have to write another program that gets the list and deletes each file individually? if this is the solution, how do you do this?
Right now, i would prefer some of the logic and some "code snippets" but please do not write the entire code out for me.
thank you.
(snippets include how to poll, and how to call the polled item so i can delete it...)

Answer 1

Right now, i would prefer some of the logic andsome "code snippets" but
please do not write the entire code out for me.So I assume this is some sort of "homework" (maybe
self imposed).
You can't use File's delete() to delete a non empty
directory as I guess you
have discovered. So basically, yes, you have delete
each child file
separately and then delete the directory.
But it gets worse. The directory may itself contain
directories and these may
not be empty...
There's a fairly extensive snippet here:
http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/java.io/TraverseTree.h
tml which shows
how you can "visit" every file and folder inside a
given folder (children,
grandchildren etc) and "process" them. It may help -
but be warned there's
a nearby example which more or less solves your
problem.Um, did my post above get covered with lemon juice or otherwise become invisible?
Jakarta Commons IO FileUtils already does the job.