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import com.sleepycat.db.*;
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public int truncate(DbTxn txnid, int flags)
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<p>The Db.truncate interface empties the database, discarding all
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The number of records discarded from the database is returned.
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<p>If the operation is to be transaction-protected, the <b>txnid</b>
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parameter is a transaction handle returned from <a href="../api_java/txn_begin.html">DbEnv.txn_begin</a>;
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<p>The <b>flags</b> parameter is currently unused, and must be set to 0.
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<p>The Db.truncate method throws an exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on
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<p>The Db.truncate method may fail and throw an exception for errors specified for other Berkeley DB and C library or system methods.
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If a catastrophic error has occurred, the Db.truncate method may fail and throw
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a <a href="../api_java/runrec_class.html">DbRunRecoveryException</a>, in which case all subsequent Berkeley DB calls
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