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delwin

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(5) 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(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.11							    5 Jun 2002							  delwin(3XCURSES)

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