XDestroyWindow(3) XLIB FUNCTIONS XDestroyWindow(3)
NAME
XDestroyWindow, XDestroySubwindows - destroy windows
SYNTAX
int XDestroyWindow(Display *display, Window w);
int XDestroySubwindows(Display *display, Window w);
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
w Specifies the window.
DESCRIPTION
The XDestroyWindow function destroys the specified window as well as all
of its subwindows and causes the X server to generate a DestroyNotify
event for each window. The window should never be referenced again. If
the window specified by the w argument is mapped, it is unmapped auto-
matically. The ordering of the DestroyNotify events is such that for
any given window being destroyed, DestroyNotify is generated on any in-
feriors of the window before being generated on the window itself. The
ordering among siblings and across subhierarchies is not otherwise con-
strained. If the window you specified is a root window, no windows are
destroyed. Destroying a mapped window will generate Expose events on
other windows that were obscured by the window being destroyed.
XDestroyWindow can generate a BadWindow error.
The XDestroySubwindows function destroys all inferior windows of the
specified window, in bottom-to-top stacking order. It causes the X
server to generate a DestroyNotify event for each window. If any mapped
subwindows were actually destroyed, XDestroySubwindows causes the X
server to generate Expose events on the specified window. This is much
more efficient than deleting many windows one at a time because much of
the work need be performed only once for all of the windows, rather than
for each window. The subwindows should never be referenced again.
XDestroySubwindows can generate a BadWindow error.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
SEE ALSO
XChangeWindowAttributes(3), XConfigureWindow(3), XCreateWindow(3), XMap-
Window(3), XRaiseWindow(3), XUnmapWindow(3)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.12 XDestroyWindow(3)
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