Deleting Records Using Cursors
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## Deleting Records Using Cursors

To delete a record using a cursor, simply position the cursor to the record that you want to delete and then call

For example:

    package db.GettingStarted;

    import com.sleepycat.db.Cursor;
    import com.sleepycat.db.Database;
    import com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseEntry;
    import com.sleepycat.db.LockMode;
    import com.sleepycat.db.OperationStatus;

    ...

    Cursor cursor = null;
    Database myDatabase = null;
    try {
        ...
        // Database open omitted for brevity
        ...
        // Create DatabaseEntry objects
        // searchKey is some String.
        DatabaseEntry theKey = new DatabaseEntry(searchKey.getBytes("UTF-8"));
        DatabaseEntry theData = new DatabaseEntry();

        // Open a cursor using a database handle
        cursor = myDatabase.openCursor(null, null);

        // Position the cursor. Ignoring the return value for clarity
        OperationStatus retVal = cursor.getSearchKey(theKey, theData,
                                                     LockMode.DEFAULT);

        // Count the number of records using the given key. If there is only
        // one, delete that record.
        if (cursor.count() == 1) {
                System.out.println("Deleting " +
                                   new String(theKey.getData()) + "|" +
                                   new String(theData.getData()));
                cursor.delete();
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        // Exception handling goes here
    } finally {
       // Make sure to close the cursor
       cursor.close();
    }

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