Can I delete an item using DynamoDB Mapper without loading it first?

Question

I am using DynamoDB mapper for deleting an item but have to make sure it exists before deleting it?

So I'm currently doing

public void delete(final String hashKey, final Long rangeKey) {
    final Object obj = mapper.load(Object.class, hashKey, rangeKey);
    if (obj != null) {
        mapper.delete(obj);
    } 
} 

If there a way to delete an item without loading it first? I want it to silently return if the item was not found

Answer 1

Yes, you can!

Simply create an object with the ID you want to delete and pass it as an object to the delete method:

...
MyObject object = new MyObject();
object.setHashKey(hashKey);
object.setRangeKey(rangeKey);
mapper.delete(object);
....