clear wclear

The clear and wclear routines are used to clear the window.

Syntax

   #include <curses.h>



   int clear();

   int wclear(WINDOW *win);

Parameters

win: A pointer to the window that is to be cleared.

Return Values

OK: Successful completion.
ERR: An error occurred.

Description

The clear() routine clears stdscr, destroying its previous contents. The wclear() routine performs the same action, but clears the window specified by win instead of stdscr. These routines are similar to erase() and werase() except they also call clearok(). The clearok() routine clears and redraws the entire screen on the next call to wrefresh() for the window.

The current background character (and attributes) is used to clear the screen.




	NOTE: The `clear()` routine is a macro.

Implementation Considerations

Identical to XPG/3

Portability

HP-UX, UNIX System V, XPG/3

clear wclear

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