CloudBlockBlob.DeleteIfExistsAsync Method (DeleteSnapshotsOption, AccessCondition, BlobRequestOptions, OperationContext)

Windows Runtime Azure Storage Client Library

Deletes the blob if it already exists.

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

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CloudBlockBlob
Dim deleteSnapshotsOption As DeleteSnapshotsOption
Dim accessCondition As AccessCondition
Dim options As BlobRequestOptions
Dim operationContext As OperationContext
Dim returnValue As IAsyncOperation(Of Boolean)

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

Syntax

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

Parameters

deleteSnapshotsOption

Whether to only delete the blob, to delete the blob and all snapshots, or to only delete the snapshots.

accessCondition

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

options

A BlobRequestOptions 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 blob 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