# Dbc::del

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    #include <db_cxx.h>

    int
    Dbc::del(u_int32_t flags);

# Description

The Dbc::del method deletes the key/data pair to which the cursor refers.

When called on a cursor opened on a database that has been made into a secondary index using the Db::associate method, the Db::del method deletes the key/data pair from the primary database and all secondary indices.

The flags parameter is currently unused, and must be set to 0.

The cursor position is unchanged after a delete, and subsequent calls to cursor functions expecting the cursor to refer to an existing key will fail.

If the element has already been deleted, the Dbc::del method will return DB_KEYEMPTY. If the cursor is not yet initialized, the Dbc::del method either returns EINVAL or throws an exception that encapsulates EINVAL. Otherwise, the Dbc::del method either returns a non-zero error value or throws an exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on failure, and returns 0 on success.

# Errors

The Dbc::del method may fail and throw an exception or return a non-zero error for the following conditions:

DB_SECONDARY_BAD
  A secondary index references a nonexistent primary key.

EACCES
  An attempt was made to modify a read-only database.

EINVAL
  An invalid flag value or parameter was specified.

EPERM
  Write attempted on read-only cursor when the DB_INIT_CDB flag was specified to DbEnv::open.

If the operation was selected to resolve a deadlock, the Dbc::del method will fail and and either return DB_LOCK_DEADLOCK or throw a DbDeadlockException exception.

The Dbc::del method may fail and throw an exception or return a non-zero error for errors specified for other Berkeley DB and C library or system methods. If a catastrophic error has occurred, the Dbc::del method may fail and either return DB_RUNRECOVERY or throw a DbRunRecoveryException, in which case all subsequent Berkeley DB calls will fail in the same way.

# Class

Dbc

# See Also

Database Cursors and Related Methods`

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