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# deleteField

The `deleteField` method deletes a field from a document. If you specify the optional `value` argument, the field is deleted only if has the specified value.

## Syntax

    deleteField( fieldName [, case] )

    deleteField( fieldName, value [, case] )

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`fieldname` | (string) The name of the field to delete.
`value` | (string) The value of the field. If this is specified only fields with matching names and values are deleted. If this is not specified, all fields that match `fieldname` are deleted.
`case` | (boolean) A boolean that specifies whether `fieldname` is case sensitive. The field name is case sensitive by default (`true`).

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Query Manipulation Server 26.2

Topic Title: deleteField