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    TDataSet.Delete

    Delete the current record.

    Declaration

    Source position: db.pas line 1910

    public 
procedure TDataSet.Delete;  virtual;

    Description

    Delete will delete the current record. This action will trigger the TDataset.BeforeDelete, TDataset.BeforeScroll, TDataset.AfterDelete and TDataset.AfterScroll events. If the dataset was in edit mode, the edits will be canceled before the delete operation starts.

    Errors

    If the dataset is empty or read-only, then an EDatabaseError exception will be raised.

    See also

    Name Description
    TDataset.Cancel Cancel the current editing operation.
    TDataset.BeforeDelete Event triggered before a Delete operation.
    TDataset.BeforeScroll Event triggered before the cursor changes position.
    TDataset.AfterDelete Event triggered after a successful Delete operation.
    TDataset.AfterScroll Event triggered after the cursor has changed position.