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Deletes a sequence of characters from the buffer.
Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Data (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Data.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function Delete ( _
    deleteSpan As Span _
) As Boolean
bool Delete(
    Span deleteSpan
)
bool Delete(
    Span deleteSpan
)
abstract Delete : 
        deleteSpan:Span -> bool 
function Delete(
    deleteSpan : Span
) : boolean
Parameters
- deleteSpan
 Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Span
 The span of characters to delete.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if the deletion succeeded, false if it was prevented by a read-only region.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition | 
|---|---|
| InvalidOperationException | The Apply or Cancel or Dispose method has previously been called on this object. | 
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | deleteSpan.End is greater than the length of the buffer. | 
Remarks
Deleting an empty span will succeed, but will not generate a new snapshot or raise a Changed event.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.