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# `sqlgen::delete_from`
The `sqlgen::delete_from` interface provides a type-safe way to delete records from a SQL database. It supports composable query building with `where` clauses to specify which records should be deleted.
## Usage
### Basic Delete
Delete all records from a table:
```cpp
const auto conn = sqlgen::sqlite::connect("database.db");
sqlgen::delete_from<Person>(conn).value();
```
This generates the following SQL:
```sql
DELETE FROM "Person";
```
Note that `conn` is actually a connection wrapped into an `sqlgen::Result<...>`.
This means you can use monadic error handling and fit this into a single line:
```cpp
// sqlgen::Result<Ref<Connection>>
const auto result = sqlgen::sqlite::connect("database.db").and_then(
sqlgen::delete_from<Person>);
```
Please refer to the documentation on `sqlgen::Result<...>` for more information on error handling.
### With `where` clause
Delete specific records using a `where` clause:
```cpp
using namespace sqlgen;
using namespace sqlgen::literals;
const auto query = delete_from<Person> |
where("first_name"_c == "Hugo");
query(conn).value();
```
This generates the following SQL:
```sql
DELETE FROM "Person"
WHERE "first_name" = 'Hugo';
```
Note that `"..."_c` refers to the name of the column. If such a field does not
exist on the struct `Person`, the code will fail to compile. `"..."_c` is
defined in the namespace `sqlgen::literals`.
You can also use monadic error handling here:
```cpp
using namespace sqlgen;
using namespace sqlgen::literals;
const auto query = delete_from<Person> |
where("first_name"_c == "Hugo");
// sqlgen::Result<Ref<Connection>>
const auto result = sqlite::connect("database.db").and_then(query);
```
## Example: Full Query Composition
```cpp
using namespace sqlgen;
using namespace sqlgen::literals;
const auto query = delete_from<Person> |
where("age"_c >= 18 and "last_name"_c == "Simpson");
const auto result = query(conn);
if (!result) {
// Error handling
}
```
This generates the following SQL:
```sql
DELETE FROM "Person"
WHERE ("age" >= 18) AND ("last_name" = 'Simpson');
```
It is strongly recommended that you use `using namespace sqlgen` and `using namespace sqlgen::literals`. However,
if you do not want to do that, you can rewrite the example above as follows:
```cpp
const auto query = sqlgen::delete_from<Person> |
sqlgen::where(sqlgen::col<"age"> >= 18 and sqlgen::col<"last_name"> == "Simpson");
const auto result = query(conn);
```
## Notes
- The `where` clause is optional - if omitted, all records will be deleted
- The `Result<Ref<Connection>>` type provides error handling; use `.value()` to extract the result (will throw an exception if there's an error) or handle errors as needed or refer to the documentation on `sqlgen::Result<...>` for other forms of error handling.
- `"..."_c` refers to the name of the column