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39 <H1>curs_border_set 3x</H1>
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43 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_border_set.3x.html">curs_border_set(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="curs_border_set.3x.html">curs_border_set(3x)</A></STRONG>
48 </PRE>
49 <H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
50 <STRONG>border_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>wborder_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>box_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>hline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>whline_set</STRONG>,
51 <STRONG>mvhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>vline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>wvline_set</STRONG>,
52 <STRONG>mvvline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwvline_set</STRONG> - create <STRONG>curses</STRONG> borders or lines
53 using complex characters and renditions
56 </PRE>
57 <H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
58 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>
60 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>border_set(</STRONG>
61 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ls</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>rs</EM>,
62 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ts</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>bs</EM>,
63 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>tl</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>tr</EM>,
64 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>bl</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>br</EM> <STRONG>);</STRONG>
65 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wborder_set(</STRONG>
66 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*win</STRONG>,
67 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ls</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>rs</EM>,
68 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>ts</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>bs</EM>,
69 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>tl</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>tr</EM>,
70 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>bl</EM>, <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>br</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
71 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>box_set(</STRONG>
72 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*win</STRONG>,
73 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>verch</EM>,
74 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>horch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
75 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>hline_set(</STRONG>
76 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
77 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>whline_set(</STRONG>
78 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM>,
79 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
80 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvhline_set(</STRONG>
81 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM>,
82 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
83 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwhline_set(</STRONG>
84 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM>,
85 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM>,
86 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
87 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>vline_set(</STRONG>
88 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
89 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wvline_set(</STRONG>
90 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM>,
91 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
92 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvvline_set(</STRONG>
93 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM>,
94 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
95 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwvline_set(</STRONG>
96 <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM>,
97 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM>,
98 <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM>, <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
101 </PRE>
102 <H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
103 The <STRONG>border_set</STRONG> and <STRONG>wborder_set</STRONG> functions draw a border
104 around the edges of the current or specified window.
105 These functions do not change the cursor position, and do
106 not wrap.
108 Other than the window, each argument is a complex charac-
109 ter with attributes:
110 <EM>ls</EM> - left side,
111 <EM>rs</EM> - right side,
112 <EM>ts</EM> - top side,
113 <EM>bs</EM> - bottom side,
114 <EM>tl</EM> - top left-hand corner,
115 <EM>tr</EM> - top right-hand corner,
116 <EM>bl</EM> - bottom left-hand corner, and
117 <EM>br</EM> - bottom right-hand corner.
119 If any of these arguments is zero, then the corresponding
120 default values (defined in <STRONG>curses.h</STRONG>) are used instead:
121 <STRONG>WACS_VLINE</STRONG>,
122 <STRONG>WACS_VLINE</STRONG>,
123 <STRONG>WACS_HLINE</STRONG>,
124 <STRONG>WACS_HLINE</STRONG>,
125 <STRONG>WACS_ULCORNER</STRONG>,
126 <STRONG>WACS_URCORNER</STRONG>,
127 <STRONG>WACS_LLCORNER</STRONG>, and
128 <STRONG>WACS_LRCORNER</STRONG>.
130 <STRONG>box_set(</STRONG><EM>win</EM>, <EM>verch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <EM>horch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG> is a shorthand for the follow-
131 ing call:
133 <STRONG>wborder_set(</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <EM>verch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <EM>verch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG>
134 <EM>horch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <EM>horch</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>NULL,</STRONG> <STRONG>NULL,</STRONG> <STRONG>NULL,</STRONG> <STRONG>NULL);</STRONG>
136 The <STRONG>*line_set</STRONG> functions use <EM>wch</EM> to draw a line starting at
137 the current cursor position in the window. The line is at
138 most <EM>n</EM> characters long or as many as fit into the window.
139 The current cursor position is not changed.
141 The <STRONG>hline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwhline_set</STRONG>, and <STRONG>whline_set</STRONG>
142 functions draw a line proceeding toward the last column of
143 the same line.
145 The <STRONG>vline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvvline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwvline_set</STRONG>, and <STRONG>wvline_set</STRONG>
146 functions draw a line proceeding toward the last line of
147 the window.
150 </PRE>
151 <H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
152 Note that <STRONG>border_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>hline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvvline_set</STRONG>,
153 <STRONG>mvwhline_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwvline_set</STRONG>, and <STRONG>vline_set</STRONG> may be macros.
156 </PRE>
157 <H2>RETURN VALUES</H2><PRE>
158 Upon successful completion, these functions return <STRONG>OK</STRONG>.
159 Otherwise, they return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.
161 Functions using a window parameter return an error if it
162 is null.
164 Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor move-
165 ment using <STRONG>wmove</STRONG>, and return an error if the position is
166 outside the window, or if the window pointer is null.
169 </PRE>
170 <H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
171 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">ncurses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_add_wch.3x.html">curs_add_wch(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_border.3x.html">curs_border(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>curs_out-</STRONG>
172 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_outopts.3x.html">opts(3x)</A></STRONG>
176 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_border_set.3x.html">curs_border_set(3x)</A></STRONG>
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