MarkLogic 9 Product Documentation

xdmp.documentDelete

xdmp.documentDelete(
   uri as String
) as null

Summary

Deletes a document from the database.

Usage Notes

The xdmp:document-delete function deletes a document and all of its properties, except, when directory-creation is set to automatic or manual-enforced, the directory property; it does not delete a directory with the same URI as the document being deleted unless directory-creation is set to manual. To delete a directory, use the xdmp:directory-delete function.

If a document does not exist at the specified URI, xdmp:document-delete throws an error.

Example

declareUpdate();
xdmp.documentDelete("example.xml");