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-<B><A HREF="curs_addstr.3X.html">curs_addstr(3X)</A></B> <B><A HREF="curs_addstr.3X.html">curs_addstr(3X)</A></B>
+<STRONG><A HREF="curs_addstr.3x.html">curs_addstr(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="curs_addstr.3x.html">curs_addstr(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>addstr</B>, <B>addnstr</B>, <B>waddstr</B>, <B>waddnstr</B>, <B>mvaddstr</B>, <B>mvaddnstr</B>, <B>mvwaddstr</B>,
- <B>mvwaddnstr</B> - add a string of characters to a <B>curses</B> window and advance
+ <STRONG>addstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>addnstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>waddstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>waddnstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvaddstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvaddnstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwaddstr</STRONG>,
+ <STRONG>mvwaddnstr</STRONG> - add a string of characters to a <STRONG>curses</STRONG> window and advance
cursor
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>#include</B> <B><curses.h></B>
+ <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>
- <B>int</B> <B>addstr(const</B> <B>char</B> <B>*</B><I>str</I><B>);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>addnstr(const</B> <B>char</B> <B>*</B><I>str</I><B>,</B> <B>int</B> <I>n</I><B>);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>waddstr(WINDOW</B> <B>*</B><I>win</I><B>,</B> <B>const</B> <B>char</B> <B>*</B><I>str</I><B>);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>waddnstr(WINDOW</B> <B>*</B><I>win</I><B>,</B> <B>const</B> <B>char</B> <B>*</B><I>str</I><B>,</B> <B>int</B> <I>n</I><B>);</B>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>addstr(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>str</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>addnstr(const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>str</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>waddstr(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>str</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>waddnstr(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>str</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
- <B>int</B> <B>mvaddstr(int</B> <I>y</I><B>,</B> <B>int</B> <I>x</I><B>,</B> <B>const</B> <B>char</B> <B>*</B><I>str</I><B>);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>mvaddnstr(int</B> <I>y</I><B>,</B> <B>int</B> <I>x</I><B>,</B> <B>const</B> <B>char</B> <B>*</B><I>str</I><B>,</B> <B>int</B> <I>n</I><B>);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>mvwaddstr(WINDOW</B> <B>*</B><I>win</I><B>,</B> <B>int</B> <I>y</I><B>,</B> <B>int</B> <I>x</I><B>,</B> <B>const</B> <B>char</B> <B>*</B><I>str</I><B>);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>mvwaddnstr(WINDOW</B> <B>*</B><I>win</I><B>,</B> <B>int</B> <I>y</I><B>,</B> <B>int</B> <I>x</I><B>,</B> <B>const</B> <B>char</B> <B>*</B><I>str,</I> <I>int</I> <I>n</I><B>);</B>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvaddstr(int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>str</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvaddnstr(int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>str</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwaddstr(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>str</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwaddnstr(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>str,</EM> <EM>int</EM> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
- These functions write the (null-terminated) character string <I>str</I> on the
- given window. It is similar to calling <B>waddch</B> once for each byte in
+ These functions write the (null-terminated) character string <EM>str</EM> on the
+ given window. It is similar to calling <STRONG>waddch</STRONG> once for each byte in
the string.
- The <I>mv</I> functions perform cursor movement once, before writing any char-
+ The <EM>mv</EM> functions perform cursor movement once, before writing any char-
acters. Thereafter, the cursor is advanced as a side-effect of writing
to the window.
- The four functions with <I>n</I> as the last argument write at most <I>n</I> bytes,
- or until a terminating null is reached. If <I>n</I> is -1, then the entire
+ The four functions with <EM>n</EM> as the last argument write at most <EM>n</EM> bytes,
+ or until a terminating null is reached. If <EM>n</EM> is -1, then the entire
string will be added.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- All functions return the integer <B>ERR</B> upon failure and <B>OK</B> on success.
+ All functions return the integer <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> upon failure and <STRONG>OK</STRONG> on success.
X/Open does not define any error conditions. This implementation re-
turns an error
- <B>o</B> if the window pointer is null or
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> if the window pointer is null or
- <B>o</B> if the string pointer is null or
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> if the string pointer is null or
- <B>o</B> if the corresponding calls to <B>waddch</B> return an error.
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> if the corresponding calls to <STRONG>waddch</STRONG> return an error.
Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
- <B>wmove</B>, and return an error if the position is outside the window, or if
- the window pointer is null. If an error is returned by the <B>wmove</B>, no
+ <STRONG>wmove</STRONG>, and return an error if the position is outside the window, or if
+ the window pointer is null. If an error is returned by the <STRONG>wmove</STRONG>, no
characters are added to the window.
- If an error is returned by <B>waddch</B> (e.g., because the window is not
+ If an error is returned by <STRONG>waddch</STRONG> (e.g., because the window is not
large enough, or an illegal byte sequence was detected) only part of
the string may be added. Aside from that, there is a special case in
- <B>waddch</B> where an error may be returned after successfully writing a
- character to the lower-right corner of a window when <B>scrollok</B> is dis-
+ <STRONG>waddch</STRONG> where an error may be returned after successfully writing a
+ character to the lower-right corner of a window when <STRONG>scrollok</STRONG> is dis-
abled.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- All of these functions except <B>waddnstr</B> may be macros.
+ All of these functions except <STRONG>waddnstr</STRONG> may be macros.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <B><A HREF="curses.3X.html">curses(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="curs_addch.3X.html">curs_addch(3X)</A></B>.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_addch.3x.html">curs_addch(3x)</A></STRONG>.
- <B><A HREF="curs_addstr.3X.html">curs_addstr(3X)</A></B>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_addstr.3x.html">curs_addstr(3x)</A></STRONG>
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