SPFile.Delete Method
Deletes the file object.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
<ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId := "3", ErrorType := GetType(SPFileLockException), _
ErrorCode := , Condition := "There is an exclusive lock on the file")> _
<ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId := "5", Condition := "File cannot be found.", _
ErrorType := GetType(FileNotFoundException))> _
<ClientCallableMethodAttribute(Name := "DeleteObject", RemoveThisObjectFromParentCollection := True)> _
<ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId := "1", Condition := "Lack of permissions to perform the operation.", _
ErrorType := GetType(UnauthorizedAccessException))> _
<ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId := "2", ErrorType := GetType(SPFileCheckOutException), _
ErrorCode := , Condition := "File is checked out to somebody else")> _
<ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId := "4", ErrorType := GetType(SPFileLockException), _
ErrorCode := , Condition := "There is a shared lock on the file")> _
Public Sub Delete
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFile
instance.Delete()
[ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId = "3", ErrorType = typeof(SPFileLockException),
ErrorCode = , Condition = "There is an exclusive lock on the file")]
[ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId = "5", Condition = "File cannot be found.",
ErrorType = typeof(FileNotFoundException))]
[ClientCallableMethodAttribute(Name = "DeleteObject", RemoveThisObjectFromParentCollection = true)]
[ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId = "1", Condition = "Lack of permissions to perform the operation.",
ErrorType = typeof(UnauthorizedAccessException))]
[ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId = "2", ErrorType = typeof(SPFileCheckOutException),
ErrorCode = , Condition = "File is checked out to somebody else")]
[ClientCallableExceptionConstraintAttribute(FixedId = "4", ErrorType = typeof(SPFileLockException),
ErrorCode = , Condition = "There is a shared lock on the file")]
public void Delete()
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| SPException | An error occurred while deleting the file. |
Remarks
If the file does not exist, the Delete method silently fails and does not throw an exception.