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

echochar, wechochar - add a single-byte character and refresh window

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);

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).

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.

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

None.

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level Unsafe

addch(3XCURSES), doupdate(3XCURSES), echo_wchar(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(7), standards(7)

June 5, 2002 OmniOS