GDStorageFile.DeleteAsync Method

GDStorageFileDeleteAsync Method

Deletes the current file.

Namespace: GD
Assembly: GD (in GD.dll) Version: 255.255.255.255

Syntax

C++

JavaScript

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public IAsyncAction DeleteAsync()

public:
virtual IAsyncAction^ DeleteAsync() sealed

function DeleteAsync();

Return Value

Type: IAsyncAction
No object or value is returned by this method when it completes.

Implements

IGDStorageItemDeleteAsync
IGDStorageItemDeleteAsync

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

Exception

File could not be deleted. To handle all the reasons why the file was not deleted, you must catch all of these exceptions:

ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

Remarks

This method always deletes files permanently.

Examples

The following example shows how to delete file that has the specified absolute path in the SDK secure storage.

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using GD;
...
// Get the app's secure folder.
GDStorageFolder secureFolder = GDWindows.Instance.SecureFolder;

// Create a sample file in the secure folder.
string newFileName = "test.txt";
GDStorageFile newFile = await tempFolder.CreateFileAsync(newFileName);

// Delete file
await newFile.DeleteAsync();

Reference

GDStorageFile Class

DeleteAsync Overload

GD Namespace