Technical Reference: Base Operating System and Extensions, Volume 2

erase or werase Subroutine

Purpose

Copies blank spaces to every position in a window.

Library

Curses Library (libcurses.a)

Syntax

#include <curses.h>

erase( )

werase( Window) WINDOW *Window;

Description

The erase and werase subroutines copy blank spaces to every position in the specified window. Use the erase subroutine with the stdscr and the werase subroutine with user-defined windows.

Parameters

Window

Specifies the window to erase.

Examples

To erase the standard screen structure, enter:
```
erase();
```
To erase the user-defined window my_window, enter:
```
WINDOW *my_window;
werase(my_window);
```

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