1curs_delch(3X) curs_delch(3X)
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6 delch, wdelch, mvdelch, mvwdelch - delete character under the cursor in
7 a curses window
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10 #include <curses.h>
11 int delch(void);
13 int wdelch(WINDOW *win);
14 int mvdelch(int y, int x);
15 int mvwdelch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);
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18 These routines delete the character under the cursor; all characters to
19 the right of the cursor on the same line are moved to the left one
20 position and the last character on the line is filled with a blank.
21 The cursor position does not change (after moving to y, x, if speci‐
22 fied). (This does not imply use of the hardware delete character fea‐
23 ture.)
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26 All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and an OK (SVr4 speci‐
27 fies only "an integer value other than ERR") upon successful comple‐
28 tion.
29 Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
31 wmove, and return an error if the position is outside the window, or if
32 the window pointer is null.
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35 Note that delch, mvdelch, and mvwdelch may be macros.
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38 These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4. The
39 standard specifies that they return ERR on failure, but specifies no
40 error conditions.
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43 curses(3X)
44 curs_delch(3X)