_showstring Subroutine

Purpose

Dumps the string in the specified string address to the terminal at the specified location.

Library

Curses Library (libcurses.a)

Syntax

#include <curses.h>

_showstring(Line, Column, First, Last, String)
int  Line,  Column,  First,  Last;
char * String;

Description

The _showstring subroutine dumps the string in the specified string address to the terminal at the specified location. This is an internal extended curses subroutine and should not normally be called directly by the program.

Parameters

Item Description
Column Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the terminal at which to dump the string.
First Specifies the beginning string address of the string to dump to the terminal.
Last Specifies the end string address of the string to dump to the terminal.
Line Specifies the vertical coordinate of the terminal at which to dump the string.
String Specifies the string to dump to the terminal.