delch(3) [netbsd man page]

CURSES_DELCH(3) 					   BSD Library Functions Manual 					   CURSES_DELCH(3)

NAME

     curses_delch, delch, wdelch -- curses delete characters routines

LIBRARY

     Curses Library (libcurses, -lcurses)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <curses.h>

     int
     delch(void);

     int
     wdelch(WINDOW *win);

DESCRIPTION

     These functions delete characters from stdscr or from the specified window.

     The delch() function deletes the character at the current cursor position on stdscr.  Characters to the right of the deleted character are
     moved one position to the left.  The cursor position is unchanged.

     The wdelch() function is the same as the delch() function, excepting that the character is deleted from the specified window.

RETURN VALUES

     Functions returning pointers will return NULL if an error is detected.  The functions that return an int will return one of the following
     values:

     OK   The function completed successfully.
     ERR  An error occurred in the function.

SEE ALSO

     curses_addch(3), curses_insertch(3)

STANDARDS

     The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the Single Unix Specification.

HISTORY

     The Curses package appeared in 4.0BSD.

BSD
								  August 12, 2002							       BSD

CURSES_DELCH(3) 					   BSD Library Functions Manual 					   CURSES_DELCH(3)

NAME

     curses_delch, delch, wdelch -- curses delete characters routines

LIBRARY

     Curses Library (libcurses, -lcurses)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <curses.h>

     int
     delch(void);

     int
     wdelch(WINDOW *win);

DESCRIPTION

     These functions delete characters from stdscr or from the specified window.

     The delch() function deletes the character at the current cursor position on stdscr.  Characters to the right of the deleted character are
     moved one position to the left.  The cursor position is unchanged.

     The wdelch() function is the same as the delch() function, excepting that the character is deleted from the specified window.

RETURN VALUES

     Functions returning pointers will return NULL if an error is detected.  The functions that return an int will return one of the following
     values:

     OK   The function completed successfully.
     ERR  An error occurred in the function.

SEE ALSO

     curses_addch(3), curses_insertch(3)

STANDARDS

     The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the Single Unix Specification.

HISTORY

     The Curses package appeared in 4.0BSD.

BSD
								  August 12, 2002							       BSD