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Delete Last

Description

This operation deletes values from the end of the list and returns them in the response.

Method

Backendless.Hive(hiveName).ListStore(keyName).deleteAndReturnLast(count);

where:

Argument                Description
hiveName Name of a hive where the operation is performed. String value.
keyName Key name identifying a list. String value.
count Optional parameter. Identifies the number of items to delete from the list. Defaults to 1.

Return Value

An array containing deleted value(s).

Example

The example below deletes 2 values from the end of the "fruits" list.

Backendless.Hive("groceryStore").ListStore("fruits").deleteAndReturnLast(2);

where:

Argument                Description
"groceryStore" Name of a hive where the operation is performed.
"fruits" Key name identifying a list.

Codeless Reference

list_api_delete_last

where:

Argument                Description
hive name Name of a hive where the operation is performed.
key name Key name identifying a list.
position: last Instructs Hive to delete item(s) at the end of the list.
count Specifies the number of items to delete.

Returns a list containing deleted values.

Consider the following List storage:

list_api_example_get_values_2

The example below deletes the last value from the "fruits" list:
list_api_example_delete_last

The list will look as shown below after the Codeless logic runs:

list_api_example_delete_last_2