The mi_collection_delete() function

The mi_collection_delete() function deletes a single element of a collection.

Syntax

mi_integer mi_collection_delete(conn, coll_desc, action, jump)
   MI_CONNECTION *conn;
   MI_COLL_DESC *coll_desc;
   MI_CURSOR_ACTION action;
   mi_integer jump;
conn
A pointer to a connection descriptor established by a previous call to mi_open(), mi_server_connect(), or mi_server_reconnect().
coll_desc
A pointer to the collection descriptor.
action
This value determines the orientation of the deletion. When a collection opens, elements are available in a cursor. The current cursor position is before the first element. Possible action values are:
MI_CURSOR_NEXT
Deletes the next element after the current cursor position.
MI_CURSOR_PRIOR
Deletes the element before the current cursor position.
MI_CURSOR_FIRST
Deletes the first element.
MI_CURSOR_LAST
Deletes the last element.
MI_CURSOR_ABSOLUTE
Moves jump elements from the beginning of the cursor and deletes the element at the new cursor position.
MI_CURSOR_RELATIVE
Moves jump elements from the current position and deletes the element at this new cursor position.
MI_CURSOR_CURRENT
Deletes the element at the current cursor position.
jump
The absolute or relative offset of the deletion for list collections only. If action is not MI_CURSOR_ABSOLUTE or MI_CURSOR_RELATIVE when jump is specified, the function raises an exception and returns MI_NULL_VALUE.

For absolute positioning, a jump value of 1 is the first element.

Valid in client LIBMI application? Valid in user-defined routine?
Yes Yes

Usage

The mi_collection_delete() function deletes the element that the action argument indicates from the open collection that coll_desc references. The function deletes the specified element from the collection cursor that is associated with the coll_desc collection descriptor. After the deletion of an element, the cursor position remains on the deleted element.

For a description of collections, see the Informix® DataBlade® API Programmer's Guide.

Return values

MI_OK
The function was successful.
MI_NULL_VALUE
The function call specifies jump and action is not MI_CURSOR_ABSOLUTE or MI_CURSOR_RELATIVE.
MI_ERROR
The function was not successful, including an attempt to delete a nonexistent element.