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URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao3.4/stackio_stk_close.html
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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 stk_close Context: stackio

Synopsis

Close a stack.

Syntax

stk_close( Stack_Type stack )

Description

This routine closes a stack - created by stk_build() or stk_expand_n() - and frees up the associated memory. Do not use a stack once is has been passed to this routine.

Example

variable stk = stk_build( "@in.lis" );
vmessage( "The stack contains %d elements.", stk_count( stk ) );
stk_close( stk );

Bugs

See the bugs page for the stackio library on the CIAO website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

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Last modified: December 2006



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