Sample extending Java 7 Path class

suggest change

A common use case for extension methods is to improve an existing API. Here are examples of adding exist, notExists and deleteRecursively to the Java 7+ Path class:

fun Path.exists(): Boolean = Files.exists(this)
fun Path.notExists(): Boolean = !this.exists()
fun Path.deleteRecursively(): Boolean = this.toFile().deleteRecursively()

Which can now be invoked in this example:

val dir = Paths.get(dirName)
if (dir.exists()) dir.deleteRecursively()

Found a mistake? Have a question or improvement idea? Let me know.

Table Of Contents