DELWIN(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions DELWIN(3XCURSES)

NAME

delwin - delete a window

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib \
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]

c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]

#include <curses.h>

int delwin(WINDOW *win);

DESCRIPTION

The delwin() function deletes the specified window, freeing up the
memory associated with it.


Deleting a parent window without deleting its subwindows and then
trying to manipulate the subwindows will have undefined results.

PARAMETERS

win
Is a pointer to the window that is to be deleted.

RETURN VALUES

On success, this functions returns OK. Otherwise, it returns ERR.

ERRORS

None.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Unsafe |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

derwin(3XCURSES), dupwin(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES),
attributes(7), standards(7)

June 5, 2002 DELWIN(3XCURSES)