Monthly Archives: March 2018

Delete directory with contents in Java

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Robert Piasecki

Removing empty directory in Java is as simple as calling File.delete() (standard IO) or Files.delete() (NIO) method. However, if the folder is not empty (for example contains one or more files or subdirectories), these methods will refuse to remove it. … Continue reading →

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How to delete file in Java

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Robert Piasecki

File management (good old CRUD: create, read, update, delete) is quite common operation in software development. In this short post I would like to present 2 ways of removing files in Java. Method available in every Java version Every Java … Continue reading →

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Mapping a map of simple types in JPA using @ElementCollection

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Robert Piasecki

In the previous post I have shown how to easily map a collection (e.g. Set or List) of simple types in JPA. Today I would like to present how we achieve something similar for Java maps like HashMap or TreeMap. … Continue reading →

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