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An empty directory contains no files nor subdirectories. With [[Unix]] or [[Windows]] systems, every directory contains an entry for “<code>.</code>” and almost every directory contains “<code>..</code>” (except for a root directory); an empty directory contains no other entries. |
An empty directory contains no files nor subdirectories. With [[Unix]] or [[Windows]] systems, every directory contains an entry for “<code>.</code>” and almost every directory contains “<code>..</code>” (except for a root directory); an empty directory contains no other entries. |
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=={{header|Java}}== |
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{{works with|Java|7+}} |
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This method does not check that the path given is actually a directory. If a path to a normal file is given, it will throw a <code>NullPointerException</code>. |
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<lang java5>import java.nio.file.Paths; |
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//... other class code here |
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public static boolean isEmptyDir(String dirName){ |
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return Paths.get(dirName).toFile().listFiles().length == 0; |
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}</lang> |
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=={{header|Ruby}}== |
=={{header|Ruby}}== |
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{{works with|Ruby|1.8.7}} |
{{works with|Ruby|1.8.7}} |
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