Permanently removes a document from a database.

Defined in

Document

Syntax

public boolean remove(boolean force)
   throws NotesException

Parameters

boolean force

If true, the document is removed even if another user modifies the document after your program opens it. If false, the document is not removed if another user modifies it.

• true if the document is successfully removed
• false if the document is not deleted because another user modified it and the force parameter is set to false

A document that is deleted cannot be used as the basis for navigation in a view or document collection.

You cannot use the remove method on a Document object returned by getDocumentContext.

Language cross-reference

Remove method in LotusScript NotesDocument class

@DeleteDocument function in formula language

Example
See Also

Removing a document in Java classes