Ent API: deleteOriginal()

Similar to update*() calls, deleteOriginal() is a method of Ent instance.

ent.deleteOriginal(): boolean

Deletes a row in the database whose ID equals to ent.id. Returns true if the object was found.

Before deleting the row, deleteOriginal() runs all privacy checks defined in the Ent class configuration, making sure ent.vc has permissions to delete the Ent. In case there are no privacy checks defined for deletion (no privacyDelete), uses privacyUpdate rules for the verification, and if it's also undefined, delegates to privacyInsert.

Since all Ent instances are immutable, the call keeps the current Ent instance unchanged. This is why it's called deleteOriginal() and not just delete() — because it's basically a mutation of the source.

And yes, to delete an Ent, you first need to load it (using e.g. loadX(), select() or any other call). Also, there is intentionally no way to delete Ents in bulk: you can only delete a single Ent (concurrent deletion calls are batched into one SQL query as usual though, so it's efficient).