1 int removeDir(string dirPath)
2 {
3 struct _finddata_t fb; //find the storage structure of the same properties file.
4 string path;
5 long handle;
6 int resultone;
7 int noFile; // the tag for the system's hidden files
8
9 noFile = 0;
10 handle = 0;
11
12 path = dirPath + "/*";
13
14 handle = _findfirst(path.c_str(), &fb);
15
16 //find the first matching file
17 if (handle != -1)
18 {
19 //find next matching file
20 while (0 == _findnext(handle, &fb))
21 {
22 // "." and ".." are not processed
23 noFile = strcmp(fb.name, "..");
24
25 if (0 != noFile)
26 {
27 path.clear();
28 path = dirPath + "/" + fb.name;
29
30 //fb.attrib == 16 means folder
31 if (fb.attrib == 16)
32 {
33 removeDir(path);
34 }
35 else
36 {
37 //not folder, delete it. if empty folder, using _rmdir istead.
38 remove(path.c_str());
39 }
40 }
41 }
42 // close the folder and delete it only if it is closed. For standard c, using closedir instead(findclose -> closedir).
43 // when Handle is created, it should be closed at last.
44 _findclose(handle);
return 0;
45 }
