CloudFile.DeleteIfExistsAsync Method (AccessCondition, FileRequestOptions, OperationContext)

Windows Runtime Azure Storage Client Library

Deletes the file if it already exists.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.File
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudFile
Dim accessCondition As AccessCondition
Dim options As FileRequestOptions
Dim operationContext As OperationContext
Dim returnValue As IAsyncOperation(Of Boolean)

returnValue = instance.DeleteIfExistsAsync(accessCondition, options, operationContext)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function DeleteIfExistsAsync ( _
	accessCondition As AccessCondition, _
	options As FileRequestOptions, _
	operationContext As OperationContext _
) As IAsyncOperation(Of Boolean)
C#
public IAsyncOperation<bool> DeleteIfExistsAsync (
	AccessCondition accessCondition,
	FileRequestOptions options,
	OperationContext operationContext
)
C++
public:
IAsyncOperation<bool>^ DeleteIfExistsAsync (
	AccessCondition^ accessCondition, 
	FileRequestOptions^ options, 
	OperationContext^ operationContext
)
J#
public IAsyncOperation<boolean> DeleteIfExistsAsync (
	AccessCondition accessCondition, 
	FileRequestOptions options, 
	OperationContext operationContext
)
JScript
public function DeleteIfExistsAsync (
	accessCondition : AccessCondition, 
	options : FileRequestOptions, 
	operationContext : OperationContext
) : IAsyncOperation<boolean>

Parameters

accessCondition

An object that represents the access conditions for the file. If null, no condition is used.

options

An object that specifies additional options for the request.

operationContext

An OperationContext object that represents the context for the current operation.

Return Value

true if the file already existed and was deleted; otherwise, false.

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

Target Platforms

See Also