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Term.Delete method

Deletes this Term object and its descendents from the TermStore object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy (in Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub Delete
'Usage
Dim instance As Term

instance.Delete()
public override void Delete()

Exceptions

Exception Condition
UnauthorizedAccessException

The current user has insufficient permissions to perform this operation.

TermStoreOperationException

This operation is invalid in the orphaned terms TermSet.The operation failed.

Remarks

Deleting a source Term when it is still reused elsewhere will move the source term to the orphaned TermSet object, and the Term becomes an orphan. Orphan terms cannot be deleted directly. When all reused term objects are deleted, the orphan is automatically deleted.

Use of this method requires TaxonomyRights.EditTerm permissions. Call the CommitAll() method to save this change to the database.

See also

Reference

Term class

Term members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy namespace