SQLiteDatabase.Delete(String, String, String[]) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Android.Database.Sqlite

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Convenience method for deleting rows in the database.

[Android.Runtime.Register("delete", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/String;)I", "GetDelete_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_arrayLjava_lang_String_Handler")]
public virtual int Delete (string? table, string? whereClause, string[]? whereArgs);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("delete", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/String;)I", "GetDelete_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_arrayLjava_lang_String_Handler")>]
abstract member Delete : string * string * string[] -> int
override this.Delete : string * string * string[] -> int

Parameters

table: String

the table to delete from

whereClause: String

the optional WHERE clause to apply when deleting. Passing null will delete all rows.

whereArgs: String[]

You may include ?s in the where clause, which will be replaced by the values from whereArgs. The values will be bound as Strings.

Returns

Int32

the number of rows affected if a whereClause is passed in, 0 otherwise. To remove all rows and get a count pass "1" as the whereClause.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Convenience method for deleting rows in the database.

Java documentation for android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.delete(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String[]).

Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by the Android Open Source Project and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.

Applies to