Delete columns with mutate

Delete columns within a row using mutate.

Code sample

C++

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namespace cbt = ::google::cloud::bigtable;
[](cbt::Table table, std::string const& key,
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> const& columns) {
  cbt::SingleRowMutation mutation(key);
  for (auto const& c : columns) {
    mutation.emplace_back(cbt::DeleteFromColumn(c.first, c.second));
  }
  google::cloud::Status status = table.Apply(std::move(mutation));
  if (!status.ok()) throw std::runtime_error(status.message());
  std::cout << "Columns successfully deleted from row\n";
}

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