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37
38        To delete a record using a cursor, simply position the cursor to the
39        record that you want to delete and then call 
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48    
49import com.sleepycat.db.Cursor;
50import com.sleepycat.db.Database;
51import com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseEntry;
52import com.sleepycat.db.LockMode;
53import com.sleepycat.db.OperationStatus; 
54
55...
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57Cursor cursor = null;
58Database myDatabase = null;
59try {
60    ...
61    // Database open omitted for brevity
62    ...
63    // Create DatabaseEntry objects
64    // searchKey is some String.
65    DatabaseEntry theKey = new DatabaseEntry(searchKey.getBytes("UTF-8"));
66    DatabaseEntry theData = new DatabaseEntry();
67
68    // Open a cursor using a database handle
69    cursor = myDatabase.openCursor(null, null);
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71    // Position the cursor. Ignoring the return value for clarity
72    OperationStatus retVal = cursor.getSearchKey(theKey, theData, 
73                                                 LockMode.DEFAULT);
74    
75    // Count the number of records using the given key. If there is only
76    // one, delete that record.
77    if (cursor.count() == 1) {
78            System.out.println("Deleting " + 
79                               new String(theKey.getData(), "UTF-8") + 
80                               "|" + 
81                               new String(theData.getData(), "UTF-8"));
82            cursor.delete();
83    }
84} catch (Exception e) {
85    // Exception handling goes here
86} finally {
87   // Make sure to close the cursor
88   cursor.close();
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