CloudQueue.Delete Method

Storage Client Library NET API

[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 queue.

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

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudQueue

instance.Delete

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub Delete
C#
public void Delete ()
C++
public:
void Delete ()
J#
JScript

Example

C# Copy Code
static void DeleteAQueue(Uri queueEndpoint, string accountName, string accountKey)
{
    //Create service client for credentialed access to the Queue service.
    CloudQueueClient queueClient = new CloudQueueClient(queueEndpoint,
        new StorageCredentialsAccountAndKey(accountName, accountKey));

    //Get a reference to a queue in this storage account.
    CloudQueue queue = queueClient.GetQueueReference("myqueue");

    //Delete the queue.
    queue.Delete();
}

Remarks

Note that when you delete a queue, there may be an interval of time of at least 35 seconds during which you cannot create a queue with the same name.


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

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