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34 <TITLE>curs_border_set 3x</TITLE>
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39 <H1>curs_border_set 3x</H1>
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43 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_border_set.3x.html">curs_border_set(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="curs_border_set.3x.html">curs_border_set(3x)</A></STRONG>
50 <STRONG>border_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>wborder_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>box_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>hline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>whline_set</STRONG>,
51 <STRONG>mvhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>vline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>wvline_set</STRONG>,
52 <STRONG>mvvline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwvline_set</STRONG> - create <STRONG>curses</STRONG> borders or lines
53 using complex characters and renditions
57 <H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
58 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>
60 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>border_set(</STRONG>
61 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ls</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>rs</EM>,
62 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ts</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>bs</EM>,
63 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>tl</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>tr</EM>,
64 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>bl</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>br</EM> <STRONG>);</STRONG>
65 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wborder_set(</STRONG>
66 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*win</STRONG>,
67 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ls</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>rs</EM>,
68 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ts</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>bs</EM>,
69 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>tl</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>tr</EM>,
70 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>bl</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>br</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
71 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>box_set(</STRONG>
72 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*win</STRONG>,
73 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>verch</EM>,
74 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>horch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
75 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>hline_set(</STRONG>
76 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
77 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>whline_set(</STRONG>
78 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM>,
79 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
80 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvhline_set(</STRONG>
81 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM>,
82 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
83 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwhline_set(</STRONG>
84 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM>,
85 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM>,
86 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
87 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>vline_set(</STRONG>
88 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
89 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wvline_set(</STRONG>
90 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM>,
91 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
92 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvvline_set(</STRONG>
93 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM>,
94 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
95 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwvline_set(</STRONG>
96 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM>,
97 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM>,
98 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
102 <H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
103 The <STRONG>border_set</STRONG> and <STRONG>wborder_set</STRONG> functions draw a border
104 around the edges of the current or specified window.
105 These functions do not change the cursor position, and do
108 Other than the window, each argument is a complex charac-
110 <EM>ls</EM> - left side,
111 <EM>rs</EM> - right side,
112 <EM>ts</EM> - top side,
113 <EM>bs</EM> - bottom side,
114 <EM>tl</EM> - top left-hand corner,
115 <EM>tr</EM> - top right-hand corner,
116 <EM>bl</EM> - bottom left-hand corner, and
117 <EM>br</EM> - bottom right-hand corner.
119 If any of these arguments is zero, then the corresponding
120 default values (defined in <STRONG>curses.h</STRONG>) are used instead:
121 <STRONG>WACS_VLINE</STRONG>,
122 <STRONG>WACS_VLINE</STRONG>,
123 <STRONG>WACS_HLINE</STRONG>,
124 <STRONG>WACS_HLINE</STRONG>,
125 <STRONG>WACS_ULCORNER</STRONG>,
126 <STRONG>WACS_URCORNER</STRONG>,
127 <STRONG>WACS_LLCORNER</STRONG>, and
128 <STRONG>WACS_LRCORNER</STRONG>.
130 <STRONG>box_set(</STRONG><EM>win</EM>, <EM>verch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <EM>horch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> is a shorthand for the follow-
133 <STRONG>wborder_set(</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <EM>verch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <EM>verch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG>
134 <EM>horch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <EM>horch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>NULL,</STRONG> <STRONG>NULL,</STRONG> <STRONG>NULL,</STRONG> <STRONG>NULL);</STRONG>
136 The <STRONG>*line_set</STRONG> functions use <EM>wch</EM> to draw a line starting at
137 the current cursor position in the window. The line is at
138 most <EM>n</EM> characters long or as many as fit into the window.
139 The current cursor position is not changed.
141 The <STRONG>hline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwhline_set</STRONG>, and <STRONG>whline_set</STRONG>
142 functions draw a line proceeding toward the last column of
145 The <STRONG>vline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvvline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwvline_set</STRONG>, and <STRONG>wvline_set</STRONG>
146 functions draw a line proceeding toward the last line of
152 Note that <STRONG>border_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>hline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvvline_set</STRONG>,
153 <STRONG>mvwhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwvline_set</STRONG>, and <STRONG>vline_set</STRONG> may be macros.
157 <H2>RETURN VALUES</H2><PRE>
158 Upon successful completion, these functions return <STRONG>OK</STRONG>.
159 Otherwise, they return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.
161 Functions using a window parameter return an error if it
164 Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor move-
165 ment using <STRONG>wmove</STRONG>, and return an error if the position is
166 outside the window, or if the window pointer is null.
170 <H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
171 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">ncurses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_add_wch.3x.html">curs_add_wch(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_border.3x.html">curs_border(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>curs_out-</STRONG>
172 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_outopts.3x.html">opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
176 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_border_set.3x.html">curs_border_set(3x)</A></STRONG>
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