Share via


DataLakeDirectoryClient.DeleteIfExists Method

Definition

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

For more information, see Delete Path.

public virtual Azure.Response<bool> DeleteIfExists (Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake.Models.DataLakeRequestConditions conditions = default, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
override this.DeleteIfExists : Azure.Storage.Files.DataLake.Models.DataLakeRequestConditions * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> Azure.Response<bool>
Public Overridable Function DeleteIfExists (Optional conditions As DataLakeRequestConditions = Nothing, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As Response(Of Boolean)

Parameters

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