# Db.remove |

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    import com.sleepycat.db.*;

    public void remove(String name, String subname, int flags)
    	throws DbException;

# Description

The Db.remove interface removes the database (or subdatabase) represented by the name and subname combination.

If no subdatabase is specified, the physical file represented by name is removed, incidentally removing all subdatabases that it contained.

No reference count of database use is maintained by Berkeley DB. Applications should not remove databases that are currently in use.

The flags parameter is currently unused, and must be set to 0.

The Db.remove method throws an exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on failure.

# Environment Variables

DB_HOME
  If the dbenv argument to db_create was initialized using DbEnv.open the environment variable DB_HOME may be used as the path of the database home for the interpretation of the dir. Specifically, Db.remove is affected by the configuration string value of DB_DATA_DIR.

# Errors

If a fatal error occurs in Berkeley DB, the Db.remove method will fail and throw a DbRunRecoveryException, at which point all subsequent database calls will fail in the same way.

In addition, the Db.remove method may fail and throw an exception for errors specified for other Berkeley DB and C library or system methods.

### Class

Db

# See Also

Db.close, Db.cursor, Db.del, Db.fd, Db.get, Db.get_byteswapped, Db.get_type, Db.join, Db.open, Db.put, Db.remove, Db.set_bt_minkey, Db.set_cachesize, Db.set_errcall, Db.set_errpfx, Db.set_flags, Db.set_h_ffactor, Db.set_h_nelem, Db.set_lorder, Db.set_pagesize, Db.set_re_delim, Db.set_re_len, Db.set_re_pad, Db.set_re_source, Db.stat, Db.sync and Db.upgrade.`

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