PECHOCHAR(3XCURSES)PECHOCHAR(3XCURSES)NAME
pechochar, pecho_wchar - add character and refresh window
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib \
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]
c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <curses.h>
int pechochar(WINDOW *pad, chtype ch);
int pecho_wchar(WINDOW *pad, const chtype *wch);
PARAMETERS
pad
Is a pointer to the pad in which the character is to be added.
ch
Is a pointer to the character to be written to the pad.
wch
Is a pointer to the complex character to be written to the pad.
DESCRIPTION
The pechochar() function is equivalent to calling waddch(3XCURSES) fol‐
lowed by a call to prefresh(3XCURSES). The pecho_wchar() function is
equivalent to calling wadd_wch(3XCURSES) followed by a call to pre‐
fresh(). prefresh() reuses the last position of the pad on the screen
for its parameters.
RETURN VALUES
On success, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.
ERRORS
None.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ Standard │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│MT-Level │ Unsafe │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOadd_wch(3XCURSES), addch(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), new‐
pad(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)
Jun 5, 2002 PECHOCHAR(3XCURSES)