NAME

       addchstr, addchnstr, waddchstr, waddchnstr, mvaddchstr, mvaddchnstr, mvwaddchstr, mvwaddchnstr - add a
       string of characters (and attributes) to a curses window

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curses.h>

       int addchstr(const chtype *chstr);
       int addchnstr(const chtype *chstr, int n);
       int waddchstr(WINDOW *win, const chtype *chstr);
       int waddchnstr(WINDOW *win, const chtype *chstr, int n);
       int mvaddchstr(int y, int x, const chtype *chstr);
       int mvaddchnstr(int y, int x, const chtype *chstr, int n);
       int mvwaddchstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, const chtype *chstr);
       int mvwaddchnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, const chtype *chstr, int n);

DESCRIPTION

       These functions copy the (null-terminated) chstr array into the window image structure  starting  at  the
       current  cursor position.  The four functions with n as the last argument copy at most n elements, but no
       more than will fit on the line.  If n=-1 then the whole  array  is  copied,  to  the  maximum  number  of
       characters that will fit on the line.

       The window cursor is not advanced.  These functions work faster than waddnstr.  On the other hand:

       •   they do not perform checking (such as for the newline, backspace, or carriage return characters),

       •   they do not advance the current cursor position,

       •   they do not expand other control characters to ^-escapes, and

       •   they  truncate  the  string if it crosses the right margin, rather than wrapping it around to the new
           line.

RETURN VALUE

       All functions return the integer ERR upon failure and OK on success.

       X/Open does not define any error conditions.  This implementation returns an error if the window  pointer
       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.

NOTES

       All functions except waddchnstr may be macros.

PORTABILITY

       These entry points are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.

SEE ALSO

       addstr(3NCURSES), ncurses(3NCURSES).

       Comparable functions in the wide-character (ncursesw) library are described in add_wchstr(3NCURSES).

                                                                                              addchstr(3NCURSES)