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41 <H1 class="no-header">curs_add_wch 3x</H1>
43 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_add_wch.3x.html">curs_add_wch(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="curs_add_wch.3x.html">curs_add_wch(3x)</A></STRONG>
49 <H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
50 <STRONG>add_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wadd_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvadd_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwadd_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>echo_wchar</STRONG>,
51 <STRONG>wecho_wchar</STRONG> - add a complex character and rendition to a
52 <STRONG>curses</STRONG> window, then advance the cursor
56 <H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
57 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>
59 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>add_wch(</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM> <STRONG>);</STRONG>
60 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wadd_wch(</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM> <STRONG>);</STRONG>
61 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvadd_wch(</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM> <STRONG>);</STRONG>
62 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwadd_wch(</STRONG> <STRONG>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>cchar_t</STRONG>
63 <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM> <STRONG>);</STRONG>
64 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>echo_wchar(</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM> <STRONG>);</STRONG>
65 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wecho_wchar(</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM> <STRONG>);</STRONG>
69 <H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
72 <H3><a name="h3-add_wch">add_wch</a></H3><PRE>
73 The <STRONG>add_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wadd_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvadd_wch</STRONG>, and <STRONG>mvwadd_wch</STRONG> functions
74 put the complex character <EM>wch</EM> into the given window at its
75 current position, which is then advanced. These functions
76 perform wrapping and special-character processing as fol-
79 <STRONG>o</STRONG> If <EM>wch</EM> refers to a spacing character, then any previ-
80 ous character at that location is removed. A new
81 character specified by <EM>wch</EM> is placed at that location
82 with rendition specified by <EM>wch</EM>. The cursor then
83 advances to the next spacing character on the screen.
85 <STRONG>o</STRONG> If <EM>wch</EM> refers to a non-spacing character, all previous
86 characters at that location are preserved. The non-
87 spacing characters of <EM>wch</EM> are added to the spacing
88 complex character, and the rendition specified by <EM>wch</EM>
91 <STRONG>o</STRONG> If the character part of <EM>wch</EM> is a tab, newline,
92 backspace or other control character, the window is
93 updated and the cursor moves as if <STRONG>addch</STRONG> were called.
97 <H3><a name="h3-echo_wchar">echo_wchar</a></H3><PRE>
98 The <STRONG>echo_wchar</STRONG> function is functionally equivalent to a
99 call to <STRONG>add_wch</STRONG> followed by a call to <STRONG>refresh</STRONG>. Similarly,
100 the <STRONG>wecho_wchar</STRONG> is functionally equivalent to a call to
101 <STRONG>wadd_wch</STRONG> followed by a call to <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG>. The knowledge
102 that only a single character is being output is taken into
103 consideration and, for non-control characters, a consider-
104 able performance gain might be seen by using the *<STRONG>echo</STRONG>*
105 functions instead of their equivalents.
109 <H3><a name="h3-Line-Graphics">Line Graphics</a></H3><PRE>
110 Like <STRONG><A HREF="curs_addch.3x.html">curs_addch(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>addch_wch</STRONG> accepts symbols which make it
111 simple to draw lines and other frequently used special
112 characters. These symbols correspond to the same VT100
113 line-drawing set as <STRONG><A HREF="curs_addch.3x.html">curs_addch(3x)</A></STRONG>.
115 <EM>Name</EM> <EM>Unicode</EM> <EM>Default</EM> <EM>Description</EM>
116 ----------------------------------------------------------------
117 WACS_BLOCK 0x25ae # solid square block
118 WACS_BOARD 0x2592 # board of squares
119 WACS_BTEE 0x2534 + bottom tee
121 WACS_BULLET 0x00b7 o bullet
122 WACS_CKBOARD 0x2592 : checker board (stipple)
123 WACS_DARROW 0x2193 v arrow pointing down
124 WACS_DEGREE 0x00b0 ' degree symbol
125 WACS_DIAMOND 0x25c6 + diamond
126 WACS_GEQUAL 0x2265 > greater-than-or-equal-to
127 WACS_HLINE 0x2500 - horizontal line
128 WACS_LANTERN 0x2603 # lantern symbol
129 WACS_LARROW 0x2190 < arrow pointing left
130 WACS_LEQUAL 0x2264 < less-than-or-equal-to
131 WACS_LLCORNER 0x2514 + lower left-hand corner
132 WACS_LRCORNER 0x2518 + lower right-hand corner
133 WACS_LTEE 0x2524 + left tee
134 WACS_NEQUAL 0x2260 ! not-equal
135 WACS_PI 0x03c0 * greek pi
136 WACS_PLMINUS 0x00b1 # plus/minus
137 WACS_PLUS 0x253c + plus
138 WACS_RARROW 0x2192 > arrow pointing right
139 WACS_RTEE 0x251c + right tee
140 WACS_S1 0x23ba - scan line 1
141 WACS_S3 0x23bb - scan line 3
142 WACS_S7 0x23bc - scan line 7
143 WACS_S9 0x23bd _ scan line 9
144 WACS_STERLING 0x00a3 f pound-sterling symbol
145 WACS_TTEE 0x252c + top tee
146 WACS_UARROW 0x2191 ^ arrow pointing up
147 WACS_ULCORNER 0x250c + upper left-hand corner
148 WACS_URCORNER 0x2510 + upper right-hand corner
149 WACS_VLINE 0x2502 | vertical line
151 The wide-character configuration of ncurses also defines
152 symbols for thick- and double-lines:
154 <EM>Name</EM> <EM>Unicode</EM> <EM>Default</EM> <EM>Description</EM>
155 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
156 WACS_T_ULCORNER 0x250f + thick upper left corner
157 WACS_T_LLCORNER 0x2517 + thick lower left corner
158 WACS_T_URCORNER 0x2513 + thick upper right corner
159 WACS_T_LRCORNER 0x251b + thick lower right corner
160 WACS_T_LTEE 0x252b + thick tee pointing right
161 WACS_T_RTEE 0x2523 + thick tee pointing left
162 WACS_T_BTEE 0x253b + thick tee pointing up
163 WACS_T_TTEE 0x2533 + thick tee pointing down
164 WACS_T_HLINE 0x2501 - thick horizontal line
165 WACS_T_VLINE 0x2503 | thick vertical line
166 WACS_T_PLUS 0x254b + thick large plus or crossover
167 WACS_D_ULCORNER 0x2554 + double upper left corner
168 WACS_D_LLCORNER 0x255a + double lower left corner
169 WACS_D_URCORNER 0x2557 + double upper right corner
170 WACS_D_LRCORNER 0x255d + double lower right corner
171 WACS_D_RTEE 0x2563 + double tee pointing left
172 WACS_D_LTEE 0x2560 + double tee pointing right
173 WACS_D_BTEE 0x2569 + double tee pointing up
174 WACS_D_TTEE 0x2566 + double tee pointing down
175 WACS_D_HLINE 0x2550 - double horizontal line
176 WACS_D_VLINE 0x2551 | double vertical line
177 WACS_D_PLUS 0x256c + double large plus or crossover
181 <H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
182 All routines return the integer <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> upon failure and <STRONG>OK</STRONG> on
185 Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor move-
186 ment using <STRONG>wmove</STRONG>, and return an error if the position is
187 outside the window, or if the window pointer is null.
191 <H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
192 Note that <STRONG>add_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvadd_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwadd_wch</STRONG>, and <STRONG>echo_wchar</STRONG>
197 <H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
198 All of these functions are described in the XSI Curses
199 standard, Issue 4. The defaults specified for line-draw-
200 ing characters apply in the POSIX locale.
202 X/Open Curses makes it clear that the WACS_ symbols should
203 be defined as a pointer to <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> data, e.g., in the dis-
204 cussion of <STRONG>border_set</STRONG>. A few implementations are problem-
207 <STRONG>o</STRONG> NetBSD curses defines the symbols as a <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG> within
208 a <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG>.
210 <STRONG>o</STRONG> HPUX curses equates some of the <EM>ACS</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG> symbols to the
211 analogous <EM>WACS</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG> symbols as if the <EM>ACS</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG> symbols were
212 wide characters. The misdefined symbols are the
213 arrows and other symbols which are not used for line-
216 X/Open Curses does not define symbols for thick- or dou-
217 ble-lines. SVr4 curses implementations defined their
218 line-drawing symbols in terms of intermediate symbols.
219 This implementation extends those symbols, providing new
220 definitions which are not in the SVr4 implementations.
224 <H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
225 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_addch.3x.html">curs_addch(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_attr.3x.html">curs_attr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_clear.3x.html">curs_clear(3x)</A></STRONG>,
226 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_outopts.3x.html">curs_outopts(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">curs_refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>putwc(3)</STRONG>
230 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_add_wch.3x.html">curs_add_wch(3x)</A></STRONG>
234 <li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li>
235 <li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li>
236 <li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a>
238 <li><a href="#h3-add_wch">add_wch</a></li>
239 <li><a href="#h3-echo_wchar">echo_wchar</a></li>
240 <li><a href="#h3-Line-Graphics">Line Graphics</a></li>
243 <li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li>
244 <li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li>
245 <li><a href="#h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></li>
246 <li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li>