Deletes this dataset.
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub Delete ( _
)
[C#] public void Delete ( );
[C++]
HRESULT Delete(
void
);
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
Errors Returned
FDO_E_FEATURECLASS_NETWORK_CANNOT_DELETE
The feature class is in a geometric network and cannot be deleted until the geometric network is deleted.
FDO_E_FEATURECLASS_TOPOLOGY_CANNOT_DELETE
The feature class is in a topology and cannot be deleted until the topology is deleted.
FDO_E_OBJECT_IS_DELETED
The feature class has either already been deleted or it has been moved into or out of a feature dataset.
Functional License Check
If your application/site is not appropriately licensed, Delete can return an Err.Number of FDO_E_NO_OPERATION_LICENSE.
Remarks
Certain feature classes, such as network and topology feature classes, cannot be deleted until their containing objects are deleted.