curs_addch(3ocurses)

curs_addch: addch, waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddch, echochar, wechochar -- add a character (with attributes) to a curses window and advance cursor

Synopsis

cc [flag . . .] file -locurses [library . . .]

#include <ocurses.h>

int addch(chtype ch);
int waddch(WINDOW win, chtype ch);
int mvaddch(int y, int x, chtype ch);
int mvwaddch(WINDOW win, int y, int x, chtype ch);
int echochar(chtype ch);
int wechochar(WINDOW win, chtype ch);

Description

The addch, waddch, mvaddch, and mvwaddch routines put the character ch into the window at the current cursor position of the window and advance the position of the window cursor. Their function is similar to that of putchar. At the right margin, an automatic newline is performed. At the bottom of the scrolling region, if scrollok is enabled, the scrolling region is scrolled up one line.

If ch is a tab, newline, or backspace, the cursor is moved appropriately within the window. A newline also does a clrtoeol before moving. Tabs are considered to be at every eighth column. If ch is another control character, it is drawn in the ^X notation. Calling winch after adding a control character does not return the control character, but instead returns the representation of the control character.

Video attributes can be combined with a character by OR-ing them into the parameter. This results in these attributes also being set. (The intent here is that text, including attributes, can be copied from one place to another using inch and addch.) [see standout, predefined video attribute constants, on the curs_attr(3ocurses) page].

The echochar and wechochar routines are functionally equivalent to a call to addch followed by a call to refresh, or a call to waddch followed by a call to wrefresh. The knowledge that only a single character is being output is taken into consideration and, for non-control characters, a considerable performance gain might be seen by using these routines instead of their equivalents.

Line graphics

The following variables may be used to add line drawing characters to the screen with routines of the addch family. When variables are defined for the terminal, the A_ALTCHARSET bit is turned on [see curs_attr(3ocurses)]. Otherwise, the default character listed below is stored in the variable. The names chosen are consistent with the VT100 nomenclature.

Name Default Glyph Description

ACS_ULCORNER + upper left-hand corner

ACS_LLCORNER + lower left-hand corner

ACS_URCORNER + upper right-hand corner

ACS_LRCORNER + lower right-hand corner

ACS_RTEE + right tee (-|)

ACS_LTEE + left tee (|-)

ACS_BTEE + bottom tee (_|)

ACS_TTEE + top tee (|)

ACS_HLINE - horizontal line

ACS_VLINE | vertical line

ACS_PLUS + plus

ACS_S1 - scan line 1

ACS_S9 _ scan line 9

ACS_DIAMOND + diamond

ACS_CKBOARD : checker board (stipple)

ACS_DEGREE ' degree symbol

ACS_PLMINUS # plus/minus

ACS_BULLET o bullet

ACS_LARROW < arrow pointing left

ACS_RARROW > arrow pointing right

ACS_DARROW v arrow pointing down

ACS_UARROW [^] arrow pointing up

ACS_BOARD # board of squares

ACS_LANTERN # lantern symbol

ACS_BLOCK # solid square block

Name	Default	Glyph Description
`ACS_ULCORNER`	`+`	upper left-hand corner
`ACS_LLCORNER`	`+`	lower left-hand corner
`ACS_URCORNER`	`+`	upper right-hand corner
`ACS_LRCORNER`	`+`	lower right-hand corner
`ACS_RTEE`	`+`	right tee (-\|)
`ACS_LTEE`	`+`	left tee (\|-)
`ACS_BTEE`	`+`	bottom tee (_\|)
`ACS_TTEE`	`+`	top tee (\|)
`ACS_HLINE`	`-`	horizontal line
`ACS_VLINE`	`\|`	vertical line
`ACS_PLUS`	`+`	plus
`ACS_S1`	`-`	scan line 1
`ACS_S9`	`_`	scan line 9
`ACS_DIAMOND`	`+`	diamond
`ACS_CKBOARD`	`:`	checker board (stipple)
`ACS_DEGREE`	`'`	degree symbol
`ACS_PLMINUS`	`#`	plus/minus
`ACS_BULLET`	`o`	bullet
`ACS_LARROW`	`<`	arrow pointing left
`ACS_RARROW`	`>`	arrow pointing right
`ACS_DARROW`	`v`	arrow pointing down
`ACS_UARROW`	`[^]`	arrow pointing up
`ACS_BOARD`	`#`	board of squares
`ACS_LANTERN`	`#`	lantern symbol
`ACS_BLOCK`	`#`	solid square block

Return values

All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and an integer value other than ERR upon successful completion, unless otherwise noted in the preceding routine descriptions.

References

curses(3ocurses), curs_attr(3ocurses), curs_clear(3ocurses), curs_inch(3ocurses), curs_outopts(3ocurses), curs_refresh(3ocurses), putc(3S)

Notices

The header file ocurses.h automatically includes the header files stdio.h and unctrl.h.

Note that addch, mvaddch, mvwaddch, and echochar may be macros.