Language: Delete Statement

Delete / remove an object from the session. This is used to clean up "old" objects, to reduce cluttering of memory. Current objects removable are:

• data frame
• plugin parameters set

Syntax:

1. DELETE DATAFRAME ID
2. DELETE PARAMETER ID

where

• ID is the name of the data frame or plugin parameters set to delete

Example:

# Set relative current working directory and load a CSV file
set rcwd data
load csv STI_2015.csv as STI

# Delete STI data frame
delete dataframe STI

# Create a new parameter set from summarize plugin as testingA
new summarize parameter as testingA

# Delete testingA parameters set
delete parameter testingA

Advanced Topics

1. Bytecodes generated are:
   • deldataframe
   • delparam