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Communications Technical Reference, Volume 1

delete Subroutine

Purpose

Deletes a key and its associated contents.

Library

DBM Library (libdbm.a)

Syntax

#include <dbm.h>
delete (key)
datum key;

Description

The delete subroutine deletes a key and its associated contents.

Parameters

key Specifies the key to delete.

Return Values

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

Implementation Specifics

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

Related Information

The dbm_delete subroutine.

List of NDBM and DBM Programming References and NDBM Overview in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.


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