curs_addch 3x
NAME
addch, waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddch, echochar, wechochar -
add a character (with attributes) to a curses window, then
advance the cursor
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.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 given window at its current window
position, which is then advanced. They are analogous to
putchar in stdio(3). If the advance is at the right mar-
gin, the cursor automatically wraps to the beginning of
the next line. At the bottom of the current 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. Backspace moves the cur-
sor one character left; at the left edge of a window it
does nothing. Newline does a clrtoeol, then moves the
cursor to the window left margin on the next line,
scrolling the window if on the last line). Tabs are con-
sidered to be at every eighth column.
If ch is any control character other than tab, newline, or
backspace, it is drawn in ^X notation. Calling winch
after adding a control character does not return the char-
acter itself, but instead returns the ^-representation of
the control character.
Video attributes can be combined with a character argument
passed to addch or related functions by logical-ORing them
into the character. (Thus, text, including attributes,
can be copied from one place to another using inch and
addch.). See the curs_attr(3x) page for values of prede-
fined video attribute constants that can be usefully OR'ed
into characters.
The echochar and wechochar routines are 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 used and, for
non-control characters, a considerable performance gain
may 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 fam-
ily. The default character listed below is used if the
acsc capability doesn't define a terminal-specific
replacement for it (but see the EU addch, waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddch, echochar, wechochar -
add a character (with attributes) to a curses window, then
advance the cursor
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.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 given window at its current window
position, which is then advanced. They are analogous to
putchar in stdio(3). If the advance is at the right mar-
gin, the cursor automatically wraps to the beginning of
the next line. At the bottom of the current 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. Backspace moves the cur-
sor one character left; at the left edge of a window it
does nothing. Newline does a clrtoeol, then moves the
cursor to the window left margin on the next line,
scrolling the window if on the last line). Tabs are con-
sidered to be at every eighth column.
If ch is any control character other than tab, newline, or
backspace, it is drawn in ^X notation. Calling winch
after adding a control character does not return the char-
acter itself, but instead returns the ^-representation of
the control character.
Video attributes can be combined with a character argument
passed to addch or related functions by logical-ORing them
into the character. (Thus, text, including attributes,
can be copied from one place to another using inch and
addch.). See the curs_attr(3x) page for values of prede-
fined video attribute constants that can be usefully OR'ed
into characters.
The echochar and wechochar routines are 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 used and, for
non-control characters, a considerable performance gain
may be seen by using these routines instead of their
equivale