Drop a keyspace (Java)
Drops a keyspace from a database and deletes all data in that keyspace.
Result
Drops the specified keyspace.
Does not return anything.
Parameters
Use the dropKeyspace method, which belongs to the com.datastax.astra.client.admin.DatabaseAdmin class.
Method signature
void dropKeyspace(String keyspace)void dropKeyspace(
String keyspace,
DropKeyspaceOptions options
)| Name | Type | Summary |
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The name of the keyspace to drop. |
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Optional.
The options for this operation. See Methods of |
| Method | Parameters | Summary |
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Optional. Whether the command should silently succeed even if a keyspace with the given name does not exist. Default: true |
Examples
The following examples demonstrate how to drop a keyspace.
import com.datastax.astra.client.DataAPIClient;
import com.datastax.astra.client.DataAPIClients;
import com.datastax.astra.client.admin.DatabaseAdmin;
import com.datastax.astra.client.databases.Database;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Get a database
DataAPIClient client = DataAPIClients.clientHCD("USERNAME", "PASSWORD");
Database database = client.getDatabase("API_ENDPOINT", "KEYSPACE_NAME");
// Get an admin object
DatabaseAdmin admin = database.getDatabaseAdmin();
// Drop a keyspace
admin.dropKeyspace("KEYSPACE_NAME");
}
}Client reference
For more information, see the client reference.
