curs_insstr(3curses) curs_insstr(3curses)
NAME
curs_insstr: insstr, insnstr, winsstr, winsnstr, mvinsstr,
mvinsnstr, mvwinsstr, mvwinsnstr - insert string before
character under the cursor in a curses window
SYNOPSIS
cc [flag . . .] file -lcurses [library . . .]
#include <curses.h>
int insstr(char *str);
int insnstr(char *str, int n);
int winsstr(WINDOW *win, char *str);
int winsnstr(WINDOW *win, char *str, int n);
int mvinsstr(int y, int x, char *str);
int mvinsnstr(int y, int x, char *str, int n);
int mvwinsstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);
int mvwinsnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str, int n);
DESCRIPTION
These routines insert a character string (as many characters
as will fit on the line) before the character under the
cursor. All characters to the right of the cursor are moved
to the right, with the possibility of the rightmost characters
on the line being lost. The cursor position does not change
(after moving to y, x, if specified). (This does not imply
use of the hardware insert character feature.) The four
routines with n as the last argument insert at most n
characters. If n<=0, then the entire string is inserted.
If a character in str is a tab, newline, carriage return, or
backspace, the cursor is moved appropriately within the
window. A newline also does a clrtoeol before moving. Tabs
are considered to be at every eighth column. If a character
in str is another control character, it is drawn in the ^X
notation. Calling winch after adding a control character (and
moving to it, if necessary) does not return the control
character, but instead returns the representation of the
control character.
Return Values
All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and an
integer value other than ERR upon successful completion.
REFERENCES
curses(3curses), curs_clear(3curses), curs_inch(3curses)
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curs_insstr(3curses) curs_insstr(3curses)
NOTICES
The header file curses.h automatically includes the header
files stdio.h and unctrl.h.
Note that all but winsnstr may be macros.
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