Deleting data from a server
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+.. index:: object: memcached_st
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SYNOPSIS
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-memcached_delete() is used to delete a particular key.
-memcached_delete_by_key() works the same, but it takes a master key to
-find the given value.
+:c:func:`memcached_delete()` is used to delete a particular key.
+:c:func:`memcached_delete_by_key()` works the same, but it takes a master key
+to find the given value.
Expiration works by placing the item into a delete queue, which means that
it won't be possible to retrieve it by the "get" command. The "add" and
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-A value of type \ ``memcached_return_t``\ is returned
-On success that value will be \ ``MEMCACHED_SUCCESS``\ .
-Use memcached_strerror() to translate this value to a printable string.
+A value of type :c:type:`memcached_return_t` is returned
+On success that value will be :c:type:`MEMCACHED_SUCCESS`.
+Use :c:func:`memcached_strerror()` to translate this value to a printable
+string.
If you are using the non-blocking mode of the library, success only
means that the message was queued for delivery.