Drop a keyspace (C#)
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 DropKeyspaceAsync method, which belongs to the IDatabaseAdmin class.
You can also use DropKeyspace, which is the synchronous version of the method.
Method signature
Task DropKeyspaceAsync(
string keyspace, DropKeyspaceOptions options = null
);| Name | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|
|
|
The name of the keyspace to drop. |
|
Optional. Options for this operation. For more information and examples for general options such as timeout, see Customize API interaction. |
Examples
The following examples demonstrate how to drop a keyspace.
using DataStax.AstraDB.DataApi;
using DataStax.AstraDB.DataApi.Core;
namespace Examples;
public class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
// Get an existing database
var client = new DataAPIClient(
new CommandOptions() { Destination = DataAPIDestination.HCD }
);
var database = client.GetDatabase(
"API_ENDPOINT",
DataAPIClient.UsernamePasswordTokenProvider(
"USERNAME",
"PASSWORD"
)
);
var databaseAdmin = database.GetAdmin();
await databaseAdmin.DropKeyspaceAsync("KEYSPACE_NAME");
}
}Client reference
For more information, see the client reference.
