cakephp-1.3 > Cache :: delete()
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delete

line:459 at /cake/libs/cache.php
Delete a key from the cache. Will automatically use the currently active cache configuration. To set the currently active configuration use Cache::config()

Method

(boolean) delete ($key, $config = null)

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$key string required Identifier for the data
$config string optional name of the configuration to use null

Return

boolean

Comment

Delete a key from the cache. Will automatically use the currently
active cache configuration. To set the currently active configuration use
Cache::config()

### Usage:

Deleting from the active cache configuration.

`Cache::delete('my_data');`

Deleting from a specific cache configuration.

`Cache::delete('my_data', 'long_term');`

@param string $key Identifier for the data
@param string $config name of the configuration to use
@return boolean True if the value was succesfully deleted, false if it didn't exist or couldn't be removed
@access public
@static