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42 <H1 class="no-header">curs_legacy 3x</H1>
43 <PRE>
44 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_legacy.3x.html">curs_legacy(3x)</A></STRONG>                                                <STRONG><A HREF="curs_legacy.3x.html">curs_legacy(3x)</A></STRONG>
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49 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
50        curs_legacy - get <STRONG>curses</STRONG> cursor and window coordinates, attributes
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52
53 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
54        <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>
55
56        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getattrs(const</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
57
58        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getbegx(const</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
59        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getbegy(const</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
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61        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getcurx(const</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
62        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getcury(const</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
63
64        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getmaxx(const</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
65        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getmaxy(const</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
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67        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getparx(const</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
68        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getpary(const</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
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71 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
72        These  legacy functions are simpler to use than the X/Open Curses func-
73        tions:
74
75        <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The <STRONG>getattrs</STRONG> function returns the same attribute data as <STRONG>wattr_get</STRONG>.
76
77            However, <STRONG>getattrs</STRONG> returns an integer  (actually  a  <STRONG>chtype</STRONG>),  while
78            <STRONG>wattr_get</STRONG>  returns  the current color pair in a separate parameter.
79            In the wide-character library configuration, color  pairs  may  not
80            fit into a <STRONG>chtype</STRONG>, so <STRONG>wattr_get</STRONG> is the only way to obtain the color
81            information.
82
83            Because <STRONG>getattrs</STRONG> returns the attributes in a single  parameter,  it
84            would  not  be possible for an application to distinguish that from
85            <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> (a <EM>-1</EM>).  If the window  parameter  is  null,  <STRONG>getattrs</STRONG>  returns
86            <STRONG>A_NORMAL</STRONG> (zero).
87
88        <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The <STRONG>getbegy</STRONG> and <STRONG>getbegx</STRONG> functions return the same data as <STRONG>getbegyx</STRONG>.
89
90        <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The <STRONG>getcury</STRONG> and <STRONG>getcurx</STRONG> functions return the same data as <STRONG>getyx</STRONG>.
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92        <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The <STRONG>getmaxy</STRONG> and <STRONG>getmaxx</STRONG> functions return the same data as <STRONG>getmaxyx</STRONG>.
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94        <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The <STRONG>getpary</STRONG> and <STRONG>getparx</STRONG> functions return the same data as <STRONG>getparyx</STRONG>.
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97 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
98        Except  as noted, these functions return an integer, or <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> if the win-
99        dow parameter is null.
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102 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
103        All of these interfaces are provided  as  macros  and  functions.   The
104        macros   are   suppressed   (and  only  the  functions  provided)  when
105        <STRONG>NCURSES_OPAQUE</STRONG> is defined.  The standard forms such as  <STRONG>getyx</STRONG>  must  be
106        implemented  as  macros,  and  (in  this implementation) are defined in
107        terms of the functions described here, to avoid  reliance  on  internal
108        details of the WINDOW structure.
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111 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
112        These  functions were supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implemen-
113        tations.  None of those implementations checked the window parameter.
114
115        The <STRONG>getattrs</STRONG> function and macro are defined to return a (signed)  inte-
116        ger  for  compatibility with those implementations although an unsigned
117        type would have been more appropriate.
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120 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
121        <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_getyx.3x.html">curs_getyx(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_opaque.3x.html">curs_opaque(3x)</A></STRONG>
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125                                                                <STRONG><A HREF="curs_legacy.3x.html">curs_legacy(3x)</A></STRONG>
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129 <li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li>
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132 <li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li>
133 <li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li>
134 <li><a href="#h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></li>
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