CloudBlob.DeleteIfExists Method ()

Storage Client Library NET API

previous page next page
[This topic is part of the Microsoft Azure Storage Client Library 1.7, which has been deprecated. See Storage Client Library for the latest version.]

Deletes the blob if it exists.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudBlob
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.DeleteIfExists

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function DeleteIfExists As Boolean
C#
public bool DeleteIfExists ()
C++
public:
bool DeleteIfExists ()
J#
JScript
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if the blob was deleted; otherwise, false.
			
Example
The following code example deletes a blob if it already exists.
C# Copy Code
static void UploadTextToBlob1(Uri blobEndpoint, string accountName, string accountKey)
{
    // Create a service client for credentialed access to the Blob service.
    CloudBlobClient blobClient = 
        new CloudBlobClient(blobEndpoint, new StorageCredentialsAccountAndKey(accountName, accountKey));

    // Return a reference to the blob.
    CloudBlob blob = blobClient.GetBlobReference("mycontainer/myblob.txt");

    // Delete the blob if it already exists
    blob.DeleteIfExists();
}

Remarks
A blob that has snapshots cannot be deleted unless the snapshots are also deleted. If a blob has snapshots, use the DeleteSnapshotsOption property to specify how the snapshots should be handled when the blob is deleted.

Thread Safety

    Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
  
Platforms
Development Platforms


    Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
    
	
Change History
See Also

    
  



  


  
  

    
      previous page
    

     start

    
       next page