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

mvwin - move 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 mvwin(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);

win

Is a pointer to the window to move.

y

Is the y (row) coordinate of the upper left corner of the window.

x

Is the x (column) coordinate of the upper left corner of the window.

The mvwin() function moves the specified window (or subwindow), placing its upper left corner at the positions specified by x and y. The entire window must fit within the physical boundaries of the screen or an error results. In the case of a subwindow, the window must remain within the boundaries of the parent window.

On success, the mvwin() function returns OK. Otherwise, it returns ERR.

None.

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level Unsafe

derwin(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(7), standards(7)

June 5, 2002 OmniOS