Delete Key¶
Description¶
This operation deletes a specific key and the corresponding value from a Hive store.
Method¶
Backendless.Hive(hiveName).StoreType().delete(key);
where:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
hiveName |
Name of a hive where the operation is performed. String value. |
StoreType |
This placeholder must be substituted with one of the following stores types: KeyValueStore, ListStore, MapStore, SetStore, SortedSetStore. |
key |
A list containing one key name to delete. String value. |
Return Value¶
1 if the specified key and the corresponding value are deleted. If the specified key is not deleted, then 0 is returned.
Example¶
The example below deletes the "fruits" key from the list store.
List<String> key = new ArrayList<>();
key.add("fruits");
Backendless.Hive("groceryStore").ListStore().delete(key);
where:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
"groceryStore" |
Name of a hive where the operation is performed. |
"fruits" |
Key name to delete from the store. |
Codeless Reference¶
where:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
hive name |
Name of a hive where the operation is performed. |
type |
Type of the storage where to delete a key/value. |
key name |
Key name to delete. |
Returns 1 if the specified key and the corresponding value are deleted. If the operation is not successful, then 0 is returned.
Consider the following Key Value storage:
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The example below deletes the "Japan" key-value pair from the Key Value storage:
The key-value storage will look as shown below after the Codeless logic runs: