CURSES_ADDCH(3) | Library Functions Manual | CURSES_ADDCH(3) |
curses_addch
, addch
,
waddch
, mvaddch
,
mvwaddch
—
#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);
stdscr
or to the
specified window.
The addch
() function adds the character
given in ch to stdscr
at the
current cursor position and advances the current cursor position by one. Any
character attributes set in ch will be merged with the
background attributes currently set on stdscr
.
The waddch
() function is the same as the
addch
() function, excepting that the character is
added to the window specified by win.
The mvaddch
() and
mvwaddch
() functions are the same as the
addch
() and waddch
()
functions, respectively, excepting that wmove
() is
called to move the cursor to the position specified by
y, x before the character is
added to the window.
Name | Default | Description |
ACS_RARROW | > | Arrow pointing right |
ACS_LARROW | < | Arrow pointing left |
ACS_UARROW | ^ | Arrow pointing up |
ACS_DARROW | v | Arrow pointing down |
ACS_BLOCK | # | Solid square block |
ACS_DIAMOND | + | Diamond |
ACS_CKBOARD | : | Checker board (stipple) |
ACS_DEGREE | ' | Degree symbol |
ACS_PLMINUS | # | Plus/minus |
ACS_BOARD | # | Board of squares |
ACS_LANTERN | # | Lantern symbol |
ACS_LRCORNER | + | Lower right-hand corner |
ACS_URCORNER | + | Upper right-hand corner |
ACS_ULCORNER | + | Upper left-hand corner |
ACS_LLCORNER | + | Lower left-hand corner |
ACS_PLUS | + | Plus |
ACS_HLINE | - | Horizontal line |
ACS_S1 | - | Scan line 1 |
ACS_S9 | - | Scan line 9 |
ACS_LTEE | + | Left tee |
ACS_RTEE | + | Right tee |
ACS_BTEE | + | Bottom tee |
ACS_TTEE | + | Top tee |
ACS_VLINE | | | Vertical line |
ACS_BULLET | o | Bullet |
The following additional, ncurses compatible, characters are also supported.
Name | Default | Description |
ACS_S3 | - | Scan line 3 |
ACS_S7 | - | Scan line 7 |
ACS_LEQUAL | < | Less than or equal to |
ACS_GEQUAL | > | Greater than or equal to |
ACS_PI | * | Pi symbol |
ACS_NEQUAL | ! | Not equal to |
ACS_STERLING | f | Sterling symbol |
For compatibility with some System V implementations, the following definitions are also supported.
System V Name | NetBSD Curses Name |
ACS_SBBS | ACS_LRCORNER |
ACS_BBSS | ACS_URCORNER |
ACS_BSSB | ACS_ULCORNER |
ACS_SSBB | ACS_LLCORNER |
ACS_SSSS | ACS_PLUS |
ACS_BSBS | ACS_HLINE |
ACS_SSSB | ACS_LTEE |
ACS_SBSS | ACS_RTEE |
ACS_SSBS | ACS_BTEE |
ACS_BSSS | ACS_TTEE |
ACS_SBSB | ACS_VLINE |
NULL
if an
error is detected. The functions that return an int will return one of the
following values:
OK
ERR
October 25, 2018 | NetBSD 9.0 |