PTHREAD_KEY_DELETE(3) BSD Programmer's Manual PTHREAD_KEY_DELETE(3)
pthread_key_delete - delete a thread-specific data key
#include <pthread.h>
int
pthread_key_delete(pthread_key_t key);
The pthread_key_delete() function deletes a thread-specific data key pre-
viously returned by pthread_key_create(). The thread-specific data values
associated with key need not be NULL at the time that
pthread_key_delete() is called. It is the responsibility of the applica-
tion to free any application storage or perform any cleanup actions for
data structures related to the deleted key or associated thread-specific
data in any threads; this cleanup can be done either before or after
pthread_key_delete() is called. Any attempt to use key following the call
to pthread_key_delete() results in undefined behavior.
The pthread_key_delete() function is callable from within destructor
functions. Destructor functions are not invoked by pthread_key_delete().
Any destructor function that may have been associated with key will no
longer be called upon thread exit.
If successful, the pthread_key_delete() function will return zero. Other-
wise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
pthread_key_delete() will fail if:
[EINVAL] The key value is invalid.
pthread_getspecific(3), pthread_key_create(3), pthread_setspecific(3)
pthread_key_delete() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 ("POSIX").
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