attron or wattron Subroutine

Purpose

Turns on specified attributes.

Library

Curses Library (libcurses.a)

Syntax

#include <curses.h>

attron( Attributes)
char *Attributes;

wattron( Window, Attributes)
WINDOW *Window;
char *Attributes;

Description

The attron and wattron subroutines turn on specified attributes without affecting any others. The attron subroutine turns the specified attributes on in stdscr. The wattron subroutine turns the specified attributes on in the specified window.

Parameters

Item Description
Attributes Specifies which attributes to turn on.
Window Specifies the window in which to turn on the specified attributes.

Examples

  1. To turn on the underlining attribute in stdscr, enter: 
    attron(A_UNDERLINE);
  2. To turn on the underlining attribute in the user-defined window my_window, enter: 
    wattron(my_window, A_UNDERLINE);