NAME
curses_delch,
delch, wdelch —
curses delete characters
routines
LIBRARY
library “libcurses”
SYNOPSIS
#include
<curses.h>
int
delch(void);
int
wdelch(WINDOW
*win);
DESCRIPTION
These functions delete characters fromstdscr 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
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.