CURSES_ADDCHSTR(3) | Library Functions Manual | CURSES_ADDCHSTR(3)

# NAME

`curses_addchstr`, `addchstr`, `waddchstr`, `addchnstr`, `waddchnstr`, `mvaddchstr`, `mvwaddchstr`, `mvaddchnstr`, `mvwaddchnstr` —
curses add character strings to windows routines

# LIBRARY

Curses Library (libcurses, -lcurses)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <curses.h>`

int
`addchstr`(const chtype *chstr);

int
`waddchstr`(WINDOW *win, const chtype *chstr);

int
`mvaddchstr`(int y, int x, const chtype *chstr);

int
`mvwaddchstr`(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, const chtype *chstr);

int
`addchnstr`(const chtype *chstr, int n);

int
`waddchnstr`(WINDOW *win, const chtype *chstr, int n);

int
`mvaddchnstr`(int y, int x, const chtype *chstr, int n);

int
`mvwaddchnstr`(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, const chtype *chstr, int n);

# DESCRIPTION

These functions add character strings and attributes to `stdscr` or to the specified window.

The `addchstr`() function will add the characters and their attributes passed in chstr to `stdscr` starting at the current cursor position. Any character attributes set in chstr will be merged with the background attributes currently set on `stdscr`. The `waddstr`() function does the same as `addchstr`() but adds the string to the window specified by `win`().

The `addchnstr`() function will add the contents of string to `stdscr` but will limit the number of characters added to be, at most, n. If n is -1 then addchnstr will add the number of characters contained in the null terminated string chstr. Any character attributes set in chstr will be merged with the background attributes currently set on `stdscr`.

The `waddchnstr`() function does the same as addchnstr but adds the string to the window specified by win.

The functions `mvaddchstr`(), `mwaddchnstr`(), `mvwaddchstr`() and `mvwaddchnstr`() are the same as the functions `addchstr`(), `waddchstr`(), `waddchstr`() and `waddchnstr`(), respectively, except that `wmove`() is called to move the cursor to the position specified by y, x before the string is added to the window.

# RETURN VALUES

The functions will return one of the following values:

`OK`
  The function completed successfully.
`ERR`
  An error occurred in the function.

# SEE ALSO

curses_addch(3), curses_addstr(3), curses_attributes(3), curses_cursor(3), curses_inch(3)

# STANDARDS

The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the Single Unix Specification.

# HISTORY

These functions first appeared in NetBSD 2.0.

May 21, 2003 | NetBSD 9.5