---
name: "dellocap"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "alliance"
version: "5.1.1-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dellocap"
---

# dellocap(3)

delete a logical capacitor

## NAME

dellocap - delete a logical capacitor

## SYNOPSYS

```
#include "mlo.h"
int dellocap(ptfig,ptcap)
lofig_list ∗ptfig ;
locap_list ∗ptcap ;
```

## PARAMETERS

- *ptfig*

  Pointer to the figure in which the capacitor should be deleted

- *ptcap*

  Pointer to the capacitor to be deleted.

## DESCRIPTION

**dellocap** delete the capacitor pointed to by *ptcap* in the figure  pointed to by *ptfig*.  The list consistency is maintainded, and the space freed. The capacitor connectors are also freed, since if the capacitor disapear, no more connections can occur on it.

## RETURN VALUE

**dellocap** returns **1** if the capacitor has been deleted, **0** if the capacitor pointer does not exists in the list.

## EXAMPLE

```
#include "mlo.h"
char ∗was_existing(lofig_list ∗ptfig,locap_list ∗ptcap)
{
  return dellocap(ptfig,ptcap) ? "you just killed it!" : "wasn't here anyway" ;
}
```

## SEE ALSO

**mbk**(1), [**lofig**(3)](/lofig/3.md), [**locap**(3)](/locap/3.md), [**addlocap**(3)](/addlocap/3.md).