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# softDelete

Deleting a record but the data is retained.

**Usage:**

```php
$db->{table}->softDelete($where);
```

<pre class="language-php"><code class="lang-php"><strong>$isDeleted = $db->news->softDelete(1);
</strong>// or
$isDeleted = $db->news->softDelete(array('name' => 'Test News'));
</code></pre>

**Return:**

```json
// if successful
true
// else
false
```

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[Parameters](/projecthyper/features/quickstart/parameters.md)
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