Technical Reference: Communications, Volume 1

dbm_delete Subroutine

Deletes a key and its associated contents.

C Library (libc.a)

#include <ndbm.h>

int dbm_delete ( db, key)

DBM *db;

datum key;

The dbm_delete subroutine deletes a key and its associated contents.

db	Specifies a database.
key	Specifies the key to delete.

Upon successful completion, this subroutine returns a value of 0. If unsuccessful, the subroutine returns a negative value.

This subroutine is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.

The delete subroutine.

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