ECMA Script : To delete a SharePoint 2010 list

 
<script language="ecmascript" type="text/ecmascript">
 
    var clientContext = null;
    var oWeb = null;
    var oListColl = null;
    var oList = null;
 
    function deleteList() {
 
        clientContext = new SP.ClientContext.get_current()
        oWeb = clientContext.get_web();
        oListColl = oWeb.get_lists();
        oList = oListColl.getByTitle('List1');
        oList.deleteObject();
        clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQuerySucceeded), Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQueryFailed));
    }
 
    function onQuerySucceeded() {
       
        alert("List deleted successfully");
    }
 
    function onQueryFailed(sender, args) {
        alert('Request failed. ' + args.get_message() + '\n' + args.get_stackTrace());
    }
 
</script>
<input id="btndeleteList" onclick="deleteList()" type="button" value="Delete the list"/>