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delwin 3XCURSES "5 Jun 2002" "SunOS 5.11" "X/Open Curses Library Functions"
NAME
delwin - delete a window
SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include  -L  /usr/xpg4/lib \e
 -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(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface StabilityStandard
MT-LevelUnsafe
SEE ALSO

derwin(3XCURSES), dupwin(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)