NAME
insch, mvinsch, mvwinsch, winsch — insert a single-byte character and rendition into a window
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int insch(chtype ch);
int mvinsch(int y, int x, chtype ch);
int mvwinsch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, chtype ch);
int winsch(WINDOW *win, chtype ch);
DESCRIPTION
These functions insert the character and rendition from ch into the
current or specified window at the current or specified position.
These functions do not perform wrapping.
These functions do not advance the cursor position.
These functions perform special-character processing,
with the exception that if a newline is inserted into the last line of a
window and scrolling is not enabled, the behaviour is unspecified.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return
ERR.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
APPLICATION USAGE
These functions are only guaranteed to operate reliably on character sets in
which each character fits into a single byte, whose attributes can be
expressed using only constants with the A_ prefix.
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 2.
X/Open Curses, Issue 4
The entry is rewritten for clarity.
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