# Db::truncate

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    #include <db_cxx.h>

    int
    Db::truncate(DbTxn *txnid, u_int32_t *countp, u_int32_t flags);

# Description

The Db::truncate interface empties the database, discarding all records it contains. The number of records discarded from the database is returned in countp.

If the operation is to be transaction-protected, the txnid parameter is a transaction handle returned from DbEnv::txn_begin; otherwise, NULL.

The flags parameter is currently unused, and must be set to 0.

The Db::truncate method either returns a non-zero error value or throws an exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on failure, and returns 0 on success.

# Errors

The Db::truncate method may fail and throw an exception or return a non-zero error for errors specified for other Berkeley DB and C library or system methods. If a catastrophic error has occurred, the Db::truncate method may fail and either return DB_RUNRECOVERY or throw an exception encapsulating DB_RUNRECOVERY, in which case all subsequent Berkeley DB calls will fail in the same way.

# Class

Db

# See Also

Db::associate, Db::close, Db::cursor, Db::del, Db::err, Db::errx Db::fd, Db::get, Db::pget, Db::get_byteswapped, Db::get_type, Db::join, Db::key_range, Db::open, Db::put, Db::remove, Db::rename, Db::set_alloc, Db::set_append_recno, Db::set_bt_compare, Db::set_bt_minkey, Db::set_bt_prefix, Db::set_cachesize, Db::set_dup_compare, Db::set_errcall, Db::set_errfile, Db::set_errpfx, Db::set_feedback, Db::set_flags, Db::set_h_ffactor, Db::set_h_hash, Db::set_h_nelem, Db::set_lorder, Db::set_pagesize, Db::set_paniccall, Db::set_q_extentsize, Db::set_re_delim, Db::set_re_len, Db::set_re_pad, Db::set_re_source, Db::stat, Db::sync, Db::truncate, Db::upgrade, and Db::verify.`

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