# ncurses_clear

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

ncurses_clear — Clear screen

### Description

ncurses_clear ( ) : 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.

Clears the screen completely without setting blanks.

Note: ncurses_clear() clears the screen without setting blanks, which have the current background rendition. To clear screen with blanks, use ncurses_erase().

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- ncurses_erase() - Erase terminal screen