DataLakePathClient.DeleteIfExists Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake

Assembly:: Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake.dll

Package:: Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake v12.21.0

Package:: Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake v12.22.0-beta.1

Source:: DataLakePathClient.cs

Source:: DataLakePathClient.cs

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The DeleteIfExists(Nullable<Boolean>, DataLakeRequestConditions, CancellationToken) operation marks the specified path for deletion, if the path exists. The path is later deleted during garbage collection which could take several minutes.

For more information, see Delete Path.

public virtual Azure.Response<bool> DeleteIfExists(bool? recursive = default, Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake.Models.DataLakeRequestConditions conditions = default, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);

abstract member DeleteIfExists : Nullable<bool> * Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake.Models.DataLakeRequestConditions * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> Azure.Response<bool>
override this.DeleteIfExists : Nullable<bool> * Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake.Models.DataLakeRequestConditions * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> Azure.Response<bool>

Public Overridable Function DeleteIfExists (Optional recursive As Nullable(Of Boolean) = Nothing, Optional conditions As DataLakeRequestConditions = Nothing, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As Response(Of Boolean)

Parameters

recursive: Nullable<Boolean>

Required and valid only when the resource is a directory. If "true", all paths beneath the directory will be deleted. If "false" and the directory is non-empty, an error occurs.

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

Response<Boolean>

A Response on successfully marking for deletion.

Remarks

A RequestFailedException will be thrown if a failure occurs.

Applies to

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