Use Tablestore SDK for Java to delete a data table - Tablestore

This topic describes how to delete a data table in an instance using Tablestore SDK for Java.

Usage notes

If search indexes exist on the data table, delete the search indexes before deleting the data table.
Secondary indexes on the data table are automatically deleted when you delete the data table.
Deleted data tables and secondary indexes cannot be recovered. Proceed with caution.

Prerequisites

A client is initialized. For more information, see Initialize a Tablestore client.

Method

public DeleteTableResponse deleteTable(DeleteTableRequest deleteTableRequest) throws TableStoreException, ClientException

DeleteTableRequest parameters

tableName (required) String: the name of the data table to delete.

Sample code

The following example deletes a data table named test_table:

public static void deleteTableExample(SyncClient client) {
    DeleteTableRequest request = new DeleteTableRequest("test_table");
    client.deleteTable(request);
}

References

For more information, see Delete a time series table.