PECHOCHAR(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions PECHOCHAR(3XCURSES)

NAME

pechochar, pecho_wchar - add character and refresh 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 pechochar(WINDOW *pad, chtype ch);


int pecho_wchar(WINDOW *pad, const chtype *wch);

PARAMETERS

pad
Is a pointer to the pad in which the character is to be added.


ch
Is a pointer to the character to be written to the pad.


wch
Is a pointer to the complex character to be written to the
pad.

DESCRIPTION

The pechochar() function is equivalent to calling waddch(3XCURSES)
followed by a call to prefresh(3XCURSES). The pecho_wchar() function
is equivalent to calling wadd_wch(3XCURSES) followed by a call to
prefresh(). prefresh() reuses the last position of the pad on the
screen for its parameters.

RETURN VALUES

On success, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.

ERRORS

None.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Unsafe |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

add_wch(3XCURSES), addch(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES),
newpad(3XCURSES), attributes(7), standards(7)

June 5, 2002 PECHOCHAR(3XCURSES)