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33.Dd April 4, 1996
34.Dt PTHREAD_KEY_DELETE 3
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm pthread_key_delete
38.Nd delete a thread-specific data key
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
2546420a 40.In pthread.h
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2546420a 42.Fn pthread_key_delete "pthread_key_t key"
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43.Sh DESCRIPTION
44The
45.Fn pthread_key_delete
2546420a 46function deletes a thread-specific data key previously returned by
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47.Fn pthread_key_create .
48The thread-specific data values associated with
49.Fa key
50need not be NULL at the time that
51.Fn pthread_key_delete
52is called.
53It is the responsibility of the application to free any
54application storage or perform any cleanup actions for data structures
55related to the deleted key or associated thread-specific data in any threads;
56this cleanup can be done either before or after
57.Fn pthread_key_delete
58is called.
59Any attempt to use
60.Fa key
61following the call to
62.Fn pthread_key_delete
63results in undefined behavior.
64.Pp
65The
66.Fn pthread_key_delete
67function is callable from within destructor functions.
68Destructor functions
69are not invoked by
70.Fn pthread_key_delete .
71Any destructor function that may have been associated with
72.Fa key
73will no longer be called upon thread exit.
74.Sh RETURN VALUES
75If successful, the
76.Fn pthread_key_delete
77function will return zero.
2546420a 78Otherwise an error number will be returned to
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79indicate the error.
80.Sh ERRORS
2546420a 81The
f1a1da6c 82.Fn pthread_key_delete
2546420a 83function will fail if:
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84.Bl -tag -width Er
85.It Bq Er EINVAL
86The
87.Fa key
88value is invalid.
89.El
90.Sh SEE ALSO
91.Xr pthread_getspecific 3 ,
92.Xr pthread_key_create 3 ,
93.Xr pthread_setspecific 3
94.Sh STANDARDS
2546420a 95The
f1a1da6c 96.Fn pthread_key_delete
2546420a 97function conforms to
f1a1da6c 98.St -p1003.1-96 .