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SPAkern Global Function api_pattern_destroy

outcome api_pattern_destroy(	pattern*	`pat`,
	AcisOptions*	`ao`	`= NULL`)

Decrements the use-count of a given pattern and deletes the pattern if it is no longer used.

Role: Patterns are use-counted. To avoid memory leaks, the user should call this function when a pattern is no longer needed. When the use count drops to zero, this function will destruct the pattern.

Errors: The specified pattern is NULL.

Effect: Changes model.

Journal: Not Available

Parameters:

pat: the pattern to be released.
ao: acis options.

This object is included in the file: pattern_api.hxx