NAME
clear, erase, wclear, werase — clear a window
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int clear(void);
int erase(void);
int wclear(WINDOW *win);
int werase(WINDOW *win);
DESCRIPTION
The
clear(),
erase(),
wclear()
and
werase()
functions clear every position in the current or specified window.
The
clear()
and
wclear()
functions also achieve the same effect as calling
clearok(),
so that the window is cleared completely on the next call to
wrefresh()
for the window and is redrawn in its entirety.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, these functions return OK.
Otherwise, they return ERR.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 2.
X/Open Curses, Issue 4
The
erase()
and
werase()
functions are merged with this entry.
In previous issues, they appeared in entries of their own.
The entry is rewritten for clarity.
The argument list for the
clear()
and
erase()
functions is explicitly declared as void.
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