function Composer::deleteRecursive
Helper method to remove directories and the files they contain.
@internal
Parameters
string $path: The directory or file to remove. It must exist.
Return value
bool TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
1 call to Composer::deleteRecursive()
- Composer::vendorTestCodeCleanup in core/
lib/ Drupal/ Core/ Composer/ Composer.php  - Remove possibly problematic test files from vendored projects.
 
File
- 
              core/
lib/ Drupal/ Core/ Composer/ Composer.php, line 298  
Class
- Composer
 - Provides static functions for composer script events.
 
Namespace
Drupal\Core\ComposerCode
protected static function deleteRecursive($path) {
  if (is_file($path) || is_link($path)) {
    return unlink($path);
  }
  $success = TRUE;
  $dir = dir($path);
  while (($entry = $dir->read()) !== FALSE) {
    if ($entry == '.' || $entry == '..') {
      continue;
    }
    $entry_path = $path . '/' . $entry;
    $success = static::deleteRecursive($entry_path) && $success;
  }
  $dir->close();
  return rmdir($path) && $success;
}
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