[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 table if it exists.
Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll)
Usage
| Visual Basic |
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Dim instance As CloudTableClient
Dim tableName As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = instance.DeleteTableIfExist(tableName) |
Syntax
| Visual Basic |
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Public Function DeleteTableIfExist ( _
tableName As String _
) As Boolean |
| C# |
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public bool DeleteTableIfExist (
string tableName
) |
| C++ |
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public:
bool DeleteTableIfExist (
String^ tableName
) |
Parameters
- tableName
Type: System.String
The table name.
Return Value
Type:
System.Booleantrue if the table was deleted; otherwise,
false.
Example
The following code example deletes a table if it exists.
| C# |  Copy Code |
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public static void DeleteTableIfItExists(CloudStorageAccount storageAccount)
{
// Create service client for credentialed access to the Table service.
CloudTableClient tableClient = new CloudTableClient(storageAccount.TableEndpoint.ToString(),
storageAccount.Credentials);
if (tableClient.DeleteTableIfExist("Products"))
{
Console.WriteLine("Table deleted.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("The specified table does not exist.");
}
}
|
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.
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