curs_border_set(3x) — Linux manual page

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | NOTES | RETURN VALUE | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

curs_border_set(3X)                                   curs_border_set(3X)

NAME         top

       border_set, wborder_set, box_set, hline_set, whline_set,
       mvhline_set, mvwhline_set, vline_set, wvline_set, mvvline_set,
       mvwvline_set - create curses borders or lines using complex
       characters and renditions

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <curses.h>

       int border_set(
          const cchar_t *ls, const cchar_t *rs,
          const cchar_t *ts, const cchar_t *bs,
          const cchar_t *tl, const cchar_t *tr,
          const cchar_t *bl, const cchar_t *br );
       int wborder_set(
          WINDOW *win,
          const cchar_t *ls, const cchar_t *rs,
          const cchar_t *ts, const cchar_t *bs,
          const cchar_t *tl, const cchar_t *tr,
          const cchar_t *bl, const cchar_t *br);
       int box_set(
          WINDOW *win,
          const cchar_t *verch,
          const cchar_t *horch);
       int hline_set(
          const cchar_t *wch, int n);
       int whline_set(
          WINDOW *win,
          const cchar_t *wch, int n);
       int mvhline_set(
          int y, int x,
          const cchar_t *wch, int n);
       int mvwhline_set(
          WINDOW *win,
          int y, int x,
          const cchar_t *wch, int n);
       int vline_set(
          const cchar_t *wch, int n);
       int wvline_set(
          WINDOW *win,
          const cchar_t *wch, int n);
       int mvvline_set(
          int y, int x,
          const cchar_t *wch, int n);
       int mvwvline_set(
          WINDOW *win,
          int y, int x,
          const cchar_t *wch, int n);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The  border_set and wborder_set functions draw a border around the
       edges of the current or specified window.  These functions do  not
       change the cursor position, and do not wrap.

       Other  than  the window, each argument is a complex character with
       attributes:
              ls - left side,
              rs - right side,
              ts - top side,
              bs - bottom side,
              tl - top left-hand corner,
              tr - top right-hand corner,
              bl - bottom left-hand corner, and
              br - bottom right-hand corner.

       If any of these arguments is zero, then the corresponding  default
       values (defined in curses.h) are used instead:
              WACS_VLINE,
              WACS_VLINE,
              WACS_HLINE,
              WACS_HLINE,
              WACS_ULCORNER,
              WACS_URCORNER,
              WACS_LLCORNER, and
              WACS_LRCORNER.

       box_set(win, verch, horch); is a shorthand for the following call:

       wborder_set(win, verch, verch,
           horch, horch, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);

       The  *line_set  functions  use  wch to draw a line starting at the
       current cursor position in the window.  The  line  is  at  most  n
       characters  long  or  as many as fit into the window.  The current
       cursor position is not changed.

       The hline_set, mvhline_set, mvwhline_set, and whline_set functions
       draw a line proceeding toward the last column of the same line.

       The vline_set, mvvline_set, mvwvline_set, and wvline_set functions
       draw a line proceeding toward the last line of the window.

NOTES         top

       Note that border_set, hline_set, mvhline_set,  mvvline_set,  mvwh‐
       line_set, mvwvline_set, and vline_set may be macros.

RETURN VALUE         top

       Upon successful completion, these functions return OK.  Otherwise,
       they return ERR.

       Functions using a window parameter return an error if it is null.

       Functions with a “mv” prefix first perform a cursor movement using
       wmove,  and return an error if the position is outside the window,
       or if the window pointer is null.

SEE ALSO         top

       ncurses(3X), curs_add_wch(3X), curs_border(3X), curs_outopts(3X)

COLOPHON         top

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