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AIX Version 4.3 Base Operating System and Extensions Technical Reference, Volume 1

layout_object_free Subroutine

Purpose

Frees a LayoutObject structure.

Library

Layout library (libi18n.a)

Syntax

#include <sys/lc_layout.h>
int layout_object_free(layout_object)
LayoutObject layout_object;

Description

The layout_object_free subroutine releases all the resources of the LayoutObject structure created by the layout_object_create subroutine. The layout_object parameter specifies this LayoutObject structure.

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Parameters

layout_object Specifies a LayoutObject structure returned by the layout_object_create subroutine.

Return Values

Upon successful completion, the layout_object_free subroutine returns a value of 0. All resources associated with the layout_object parameter are successfully deallocated.

Error Codes

If the layout_object_free subroutine fails, it returns the following error code:

LAYOUT_EFAULT Errors occurred while processing the request.

Implementation Specifics

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

Related Information

The layout_object_create subroutine, layout_object_editshape subroutine, layout_object_getvalue subroutine, layout_object_setvalue subroutine, layout_object_shapeboxchars subroutine, layout_object_transform subroutine.

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