Thread: Delete a directory recursively

Hi there again. I'm not able to delete the directory, only passing the programm 3 times it do:

how my method works:

1st time: delete all files
2nd time: delete all directories, but no the file that invoke the method
3nd time: delete the first directory

how my method should work:
1st time : delete all files and directories and the file that invoke, recursively

static void deleteAll(File path){
		if(path.isDirectory()){
                        //Found this condition (at the web) to delete own file that invoke but doesn't work for me
			if(path.list().length == 0){   //Recursion end rule
				path.delete();
				return;
			}
			File[] directorio = path.listFiles();
			for(int i=0; i<directorio.length ;i++){
                                //Recursion rule
				deleteAll(directorio[i]);
 
			}
		}
                //Recursion end rule
		else if(path.isFile())
			path.delete();
	}

Thank you in advance

Yes, i test all in C:\ and i got these results, i have a main method, but the method "deleteAll" should do all the work. I used debugger many times, and tried to change the condition to delete directory into the for... out... and can't understand why doesn't work

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
 
public class Ejercicio04 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		try{
			BufferedReader lector = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
			if(args.length != 1 && args.length != 2){
				System.err.println("Uso 1: java Ejercicio04 <fichero>");
				System.err.println("Uso 2: java Ejercicio04 -r <directorio>");
				return;
			}
			//Si se pasó un argumento, debe ser un archivo
			if(args.length == 1){
				File archivo = new File(args[0]);
				//Si es un archivo
				if(archivo.isFile()){
					System.out.println("¿Está seguro de que desea borrar el archivo?(\"si\" = confirmar)");
					String opcion = lector.readLine();
					if(opcion.toLowerCase().equals("si"))
						if(archivo.delete())
							System.out.println("El archivo \""+archivo+"\" ha sido borrado correctamente.");
						else
							System.err.println("No se pudo borrar el archivo. Posiblemente no tenga permisos en esa carpeta.");
					else
						System.out.println("Se ha replanteado NO borrar el archivo.\nArchivo NO borrado.");
				}
				//Si no existe se notifica
				else if(!archivo.exists())
					System.err.println("El archivo no existe.");
				//Si no es un archivo
				else
					System.err.println("Uso: java Ejercicio04 <fichero>");
 
			}
			//Si se pasaron dos argumentos, el primero debe ser -r y el segundo el nombre del directorio
			else if(args.length == 2){
				//El archivo será la posición que ocupe args[1]
				File directorio = new File(args[1]);
				if(args[0].equals("-r") && directorio.isDirectory()){
					System.out.println("¿Está seguro de que desea borrar el directorio, y todo su contenido?(\"si\" = confirmar)");
					String opcion = lector.readLine();
					if(opcion.equals("si")){
						deleteAll(directorio);
						System.out.println("El directorio \""+directorio+"\" y todo su contenido, ha sido borrado correctamente.");
					}
					else
						System.out.println("Se ha replanteado NO borrar el directorio.\nDirectorio NO borrado.");
 
				}
				else
					System.err.println("Uso: java Ejercicio04 -r <directorio>");
			}
		}catch(IOException e){
			System.err.println("Error de lectura / escritura");
		}catch(Exception e){
			System.err.println("Error.");
		}
	}
	static void deleteAll(File path){
		if(path.isDirectory()){
                        //Found this condition (at the web) to delete own file that invoke but doesn't work for me
			if(path.list().length == 0){   //Recursion end rule
				path.delete();
				return;
			}
			File[] directorio = path.listFiles();
			for(int i=0; i<directorio.length ;i++){
                                //Recursion rule
				deleteAll(directorio[i]);
 
			}
		}
                //Recursion end rule
		else if(path.isFile())
			path.delete();
	}

usages:
- java Ejercicio04 <file>
- java Ejercicio04 -r <directory>

edited, with translated method "deleteAll".
Programm should delete directories recursively or a single file... that you pass as parameters, like "rm <file>" or "rm -r <directory" in linux console.
It doesn't create the files. Excuse me.

Will consider for next time. thank you. It is too late, must go sleep, see you next day .