---
name: "XdbeDeallocateBackBufferName"
section: "3x"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxext-dev"
version: "1:1.0.1-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XdbeDeallocateBackBufferName/3x"
---

# XdbeDeallocateBackBufferName(3x)

frees a DBE buffer.

## NAME

XdbeDeallocateBackBufferName - frees a DBE buffer.

## SYNOPSIS

\#include \<X11/extensions/Xdbe.h\>

Status XdbeDeallocateBackBufferName(\
     Display        \*dpy,\
     XdbeBackBuffer buffer)

## DESCRIPTION

This function frees a drawable ID, buffer, that was obtained via **XdbeAllocateBackBufferName().** The buffer must be a valid name for the back buffer of a window, or a protocol error results.

## ERRORS

- BadBuffer

  The specified buffer is not associated with a window.

## SEE ALSO

DBE, *XdbeAllocateBackBufferName(),* *XdbeBeginIdiom(),* *XdbeEndIdiom(),* *XdbeFreeVisualInfo(),* *XdbeGetBackBufferAttributes(),* *XdbeGetVisualInfo(),* *XdbeQueryExtension(),* *XdbeSwapBuffers().*