Delete

This method is used to delete the rows from the table.

Code Snippets

Below is the sample code to delete a row from the [dbo].[Person] table via data model.

using (var connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    var deletedRows = connection.Delete<Person>(person);
}

You can also delete directly by primary key.

using (var connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    var deletedRows = connection.Delete<Person>(10045);
}

Targeting a Table

You can also target a specific table by passing the literal table name like below.

using (var connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    var deletedRows = connection.Delete("[dbo].[Person]", person);
}

Or, via primary key.

using (var connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    var deletedRows = connection.Delete("[dbo].[Person]", 10045);
}

Table Hints

To pass a hint, simply write the table-hints and pass it in the hints argument.

using (var connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    var deletedRows = connection.Delete<Person>(person,
        hints: "WITH (TABLOCK)");
}

Or, you can use the SqlServerTableHints class.

using (var connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    var deletedRows = connection.Delete<Person>(person,
        hints: SqlServerTableHints.TabLock);
}