delnum.3alc - Man Page
delete an element of a num_list
Synopsis
#include "mut.h" num_list ∗delnum(pthead, ptdel) num_list ∗pthead, ∗ptdel;
Parameters
- pthead
Pointer to a num list
- ptdel
Pointer to the element to be deleted.
Description
delnum deletes the element of the num_list pointed to by ptdel in the list pointed to by pthead. The list consistency is maintainded, and the element put back in the list of free blocks.
Return Value
delnum returns a pointer to the new head of list if the ptdel pointer used to belong to the list. In most case, it has the value of pthead. If the pointer doesn't belong to the list, NULL is returned.
Error
"∗∗∗ mbk error ∗∗∗ delnum impossible : pointer NULL"
At least one of the arguments are pointing to NULL, and that clear that such a pointer can't be deleted.
Example
#include "mut.h"
void delete_match(c0, c1)
num_list ∗c1, ∗c2;
{
num_list ∗t0, ∗t1, ∗next;
for (t0 = c0; t0; t0 = next)
for (t1 = c1; t1; t1 = t1->NEXT)
if (t1->DATA == t0->DATA)
next = delnum(c0, t0);
}See Also
mbk(1), num(3), addnum(3), freenum(3).
Info
October 1, 1997 ASIM/LIP6 MBK UTILITY FUNCTIONS