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curs_delch(3)						     Library Functions Manual						     curs_delch(3)

NAME
curs_delch, delch, wdelch, mvdelch, mvwdelch - Delete the character under the cursor in a Curses window SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h> int delch( void ); int wdelch( WINDOW *win ); int mvdelch( int y, int x ); int mvwdelch( WINDOW *win, int y, int x ); LIBRARY
Curses Library (libcurses) STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows: delch, wdelch, mvdelch, mvwdelch: XCURSES4.2 Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags. DESCRIPTION
These routines do the following: Delete the character under the cursor in the current or specified window Move all characters that are to the right of the cursor and on the same line to the left one position Fill the last character on the line with a blank. These routines do not change the cursor position (after moving to y, x, if specified). This does not imply use of the hardware delete-char- acter feature. NOTES
The header file <curses.h> automatically includes the header file <stdio.h>. Note that delch, mvdelch, and mvwdelch may be macros. RETURN VALUES
All routines return ERR upon failure and OK upon successful completion. SEE ALSO
Functions: curses(3) Others: standards(5) curs_delch(3)

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curs_delch(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions					       curs_delch(3CURSES)

NAME
curs_delch, delch, wdelch, mvdelch, mvwdelch - delete character under cursor in a curses window SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lcurses [ library ... ] #include <curses.h> int delch(void); int wdelch(WINDOW *win); int mvdelch(int y, int x); int mvwdelch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x); DESCRIPTION
With these routines the character under the cursor in the window is deleted; all characters to the right of the cursor on the same line are moved to the left one position and the last character on the line is filled with a blank. The cursor position does not change (after moving to y, x, if specified). This does not imply use of the hardware delete character feature. RETURN VALUES
All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and an integer value other than ERR upon successful completion. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |Unsafe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
curses(3CURSES), attributes(5) NOTES
The header <curses.h> automatically includes the headers <stdio.h> and <unctrl.h>. Note that delch(), mvdelch(), and mvwdelch() may be macros. SunOS 5.11 31 Dec 1996 curs_delch(3CURSES)
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