$cache->delete() method

Delete/clear the cache(s) identified by given name or wildcard

Example

// Delete cache named "my-cache-name"
$cache->delete("my-cache-name");

// Delete all caches starting with "my-"
$cache->delete("my-*");

Usage

$bool = $cache->delete(string $name);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
namestring

Name of cache, or partial name with wildcard (i.e. "MyCache*") to clear multiple caches.

Return value

bool

True on success, false if no cache was cleared


$cache methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.248

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