# ncurses_delch

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5 < 5.3.0, PECL ncurses >= 1.0.0)

ncurses_delch — Delete character at current position, move rest of line left

### Description

ncurses_delch ( ) : bool
Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.

Deletes the character under the cursor. All characters to the right of the cursor on the same line are moved to the left one position and the last character on the line is filled with a blank. The cursor position does not change.

### Return Values

Returns `FALSE` on success, `TRUE` otherwise.

### See Also

- ncurses_deleteln() - Delete line at current position, move rest of screen up