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DataLakeFileSystemClient.DeleteDirectory Method

Definition

The DeleteDirectory(String, DataLakeRequestConditions, CancellationToken) operation marks the specified path deletion. The path is later deleted during garbage collection which could take several minutes.

For more information, see Delete Path.

public virtual Azure.Response DeleteDirectory (string path, Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake.Models.DataLakeRequestConditions conditions = default, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
abstract member DeleteDirectory : string * Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake.Models.DataLakeRequestConditions * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> Azure.Response
override this.DeleteDirectory : string * Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake.Models.DataLakeRequestConditions * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> Azure.Response
Public Overridable Function DeleteDirectory (path As String, Optional conditions As DataLakeRequestConditions = Nothing, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As Response

Parameters

path
String

The path to the directory to delete.

conditions
DataLakeRequestConditions

Optional DataLakeRequestConditions to add conditions on deleting this path.

cancellationToken
CancellationToken

Optional CancellationToken to propagate notifications that the operation should be cancelled.

Returns

A Response on successfully marking for deletion.

Remarks

A RequestFailedException will be thrown if a failure occurs.

Applies to