IFeatureWorkspaceManage.DeleteByName Method

Deletes an object by it's name.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub DeleteByName ( _
    ByVal aName As IDatasetName _
)

[C#]
public void DeleteByName (
    IDatasetName aName
);

[C++]
HRESULT DeleteByName(
  IDatasetName* aName
);

[C++]
Parameters
aName [in]
  aName is a parameter of type IDatasetName

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Remarks

The DeleteByName method can be used to delete a dataset given its name object. It can be useful when cleaning up partially loaded datasets that cannot be instantiated because of incomplete information. It is made use of by ArcCatalogs delete command. Note that IDataset::Delete is directly available as a method on instantiated datasets.

The DeleteByName method will fail when called on feature classes that participate in geometric networks or topologies. In these cases, the containing dataset, a Geometric Network or Topology, must be deleted first in order to demote the feature classes from non-simple to simple.

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