CHGAT(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions CHGAT(3XCURSES)
NAME
chgat, mvchgat, mvwchgat, wchgat - change the rendition of characters
in a window
SYNOPSIS
cc [
flag... ]
file...
-I /usr/xpg4/include
-L /usr/xpg4/lib \
-R /usr/xpg4/lib
-lcurses [
library... ]
c89 [
flag... ]
file...
-lcurses [
library... ]
#include <curses.h>
int chgat(
int n,
attr_t attr,
short color,
const void *opts);
int mvchgat(
int y,
int x,
int n,
attr_t attr,
short color,
const void *opts);
int mvwchgat(
WINDOW *win,
int y,
int x,
int n,
attr_t attr,
short color,
const void *opts);
int wchgat(
WINDOW *win,
int n,
attr_t attr,
short color,
const void *opts);
DESCRIPTION
These functions change the renditions of the next
n characters in
the current or specified window (or of the remaining characters on
the current or specified line, if
n is -1), beginning at the current
or specified cursor position. The attributes and colors are specified
by
attr and
color as for
setcchar(3XCURSES).
These function neither update the cursor nor perform wrapping.
A value of
n that is greater than the remaining characters on a line
is not an error.
The
opts argument is reserved for definition in a future release.
Currently, the application must provide a null pointer for
opts.
PARAMETERS
n Is the number of characters whose rendition is to be
changed.
attr Is the set of attributes to be assigned to the characters.
color Is the new color pair to be assigned to the characters.
opts Is reserved for future use. Currently, this must be a null
pointer.
y Is the y (row) coordinate of the starting position in the
window.
x Is the x (column) coordinate of the starting position in the
window. changed in the window.
win Is a pointer to the window in which the rendition of
characters is to be changed.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, these functions returned
OK. Otherwise,
they return
ERR.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
ATTRIBUTES
See
attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Unsafe |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
bkgrnd(3XCURSES),
libcurses(3XCURSES),
setcchar(3XCURSES),
attributes(7),
standards(7) June 5, 2002 CHGAT(3XCURSES)
