NAME

       insstr,  insnstr,  winsstr,  winsnstr,  mvinsstr, mvinsnstr, mvwinsstr, mvwinsnstr - insert string before
       cursor in a curses window

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curses.h>
       int insstr(const char *str);
       int insnstr(const char *str, int n);
       int winsstr(WINDOW *win, const char *str);
       int winsnstr(WINDOW *win, const char *str, int n);
       int mvinsstr(int y, int x, const char *str);
       int mvinsnstr(int y, int x, const char *str, int n);
       int mvwinsstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, const char *str);
       int mvwinsnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, const 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 shifted 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).   The  functions with n as the last argument insert a leading
       substring of at most n characters.  If n<=0, then the entire string is inserted.

       Special characters are handled as in addch.

RETURN VALUE

       All routines that return an integer return ERR upon failure and OK (SVr4 specifies only "an integer value
       other   than  ERR")  upon  successful  completion,  unless  otherwise  noted  in  the  preceding  routine
       descriptions.

       X/Open defines no error conditions.  In this implementation, if the window parameter is null or  the  str
       parameter is null, an error is returned.

       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

       Note that all but winsnstr may be macros.

PORTABILITY

       These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4, which adds  const  qualifiers  to  the
       arguments.

       The  Single  Unix  Specification,  Version  2 states that insnstr and winsnstr perform wrapping.  This is
       probably an error, since it makes this group of  functions  inconsistent.   Also,  no  implementation  of
       curses documents this inconsistency.

SEE ALSO

       ncurses(3NCURSES), util(3NCURSES), clear(3NCURSES), inch(3NCURSES).

                                                                                                insstr(3NCURSES)