/**
* Cleans a directory without deleting it.
*
* @param directory directory to clean
* @throws IOException in case cleaning is unsuccessful
*/
public static void cleanDirectory(File directory) throws IOException {
if (!directory.exists()) {
String message = directory + " does not exist";
throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
}
if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
String message = directory + " is not a directory";
throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
}
File[] files = directory.listFiles();
if (files == null) { // null if security restricted
throw new IOException("Failed to list contents of " + directory);
}
IOException exception = null;
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
File file = files[i];
try {
forceDelete(file);
} catch (IOException ioe) {
exception = ioe;
}
}
if (null != exception) {
throw exception;
}
}
