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Deleting data from a server
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.. index:: object: memcached_st
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SYNOPSIS
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#include <libmemcached/memcached.h>
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.. function:: memcached_return_t memcached_delete (memcached_st *ptr, const char *key, size_t key_length, time_t expiration)
.. function:: memcached_return_t memcached_delete_by_key (memcached_st *ptr, const char *group_key, size_t group_key_length, const char *key, size_t key_length, time_t expiration)
Compile and link with -lmemcached
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DESCRIPTION
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-:func:`memcached_delete` is used to delete a particular key.
+:func:`memcached_delete` is used to delete a particular key.
:func:`memcached_delete_by_key` works the same, but it takes a master key
to find the given value.
Please note the the memcached server removed tests for expiration in
the 1.4 version.
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RETURN
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A value of type :type:`memcached_return_t` is returned
On success that value will be `MEMCACHED_SUCCESS`.
Use :func:`memcached_strerror` to translate this value to a printable
If you are using the non-blocking mode of the library, success only
means that the message was queued for delivery.
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SEE ALSO
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