wechochar(3XCURSES)

Name

echochar, wechochar - add a single-byte 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 echochar(const chtype ch);

int wechochar(WINDOW *win, const chtype ch);

Description

The echochar() function produces the same effect as calling addch(3XCURSES) and then refresh(3XCURSES). The wechochar() function produces the same effect as calling waddch(3XCURSES) and then wrefresh(3XCURSES).

Parameters

ch

Is a pointer to the character to be written to the window.

win

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

Return Values

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

Errors

None.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE Interface Stability Committed MT-Level Unsafe Standard See standards(5).

See also

addch(3XCURSES), doupdate(3XCURSES), echo_wchar(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)