# GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentObject.Delete

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentObject_Delete_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentObject.Delete*">Delete Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentObject_Delete" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentObject.Delete">Delete()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Deletes this content object from the parent <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.Body.html">Body</a>.</p>
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Note that the position occupied by this content object in the parent can still be accessed
(e.g. to insert new content) via a <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.PersistentRange.html">PersistentRange</a> if one has previously been 
created with <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentObject.GetPersistentRange.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentObject_GetPersistentRange">GetPersistentRange()</a>.
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public virtual void Delete()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overridable Sub Delete()</code></pre>
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