CURSES

NAME

delch, mvdelch, mvwdelch, wdelch — delete a character from a window. 

SYNOPSIS

#include <curses.h>

int delch(void);

int mvdelch(int y, int x);

int mvwdelch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);

int wdelch(WINDOW *win);

DESCRIPTION

These functions delete the character at the current or specified position in the current or specified window.  This function does not change the cursor position. 

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, these functions return OK.  Otherwise, they return ERR. 

ERRORS

No errors are defined. 

SEE ALSO

<curses.h>. 

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 2. 

X/Open Curses, Issue 4

The entry is rewritten for clarity.  The argument list for the delch() function is explicitly declared as void. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996