# File lib/memcache.rb, line 347 def delete(key, expiry = 0) @mutex.lock if @multithread raise MemCacheError, "No active servers" unless active? cache_key = make_cache_key key server = get_server_for_key cache_key sock = server.socket raise MemCacheError, "No connection to server" if sock.nil? begin sock.write "delete #{cache_key} #{expiry}\r\n" sock.gets rescue SocketError, SystemCallError, IOError => err server.close raise MemCacheError, err.message end ensure @mutex.unlock if @multithread end