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 BORDER_SET 3XCURSES "Jun 5, 2002"
 NAME
border_set, box_set, wborder_set - use complex characters (and renditions) to
draw borders

 SYNOPSIS


cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include  -L  /usr/xpg4/lib \e
 -R  /usr/xpg4/lib  -lcurses  [ library... ]

c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]

#include <curses.h>

int border_set(const cchar_t *ls, const cchar_t *rs, const cchar_t *ts,
 const cchar_t *bs, const cchar_t *tl, const cchar_t *tr,
 const cchar_t *bl,const cchar_t *br);






int wborder_set(WINDOW *win, const cchar_t *ls, const cchar_t *rs,
 const cchar_t *ts,const cchar_t *bs, const cchar_t *tl,
 const cchar_t *tr, const cchar_t *bl,const cchar_t *br);






int box_set(WINDOW *win, const cchar_t *verch, const cchar_t *horch);




 DESCRIPTION

The border_set() and wborder_set() functions draw a border around
the specified window. All parameters must be spacing complex characters with
renditions. A parameter which is a null pointer is replaced by the default
character.


Constant Values for Borders






Constant Values for Borders
Parameter Default Constant Default Character
verch  WACS_VLINE |
horch  WACS_HLINE -
ls WACS_VLINE |
rs WACS_VLINE |
ts WACS_HLINE -
bs WACS_HLINE -
bl WACS_BLCORNER +
br WACS_BRCORNER +
tl WACS_ULCORNER +
tr WACS_URCORNER +




The call

box_set(win,
verch, horch)





is a short form for

wborder(win,
verch, verch,
horch, horch, NULL,
NULL, NULL, NULL)





When the window is boxed, the bottom and top rows and right and left columns
are unavailable for text.

 PARAMETERS
ls


Is the character and rendition used for the left side of the border.



rs


Is the character and rendition used for the right side of the border.



ts


Is the character and rendition used for the top of the border.



bs


Is the character and rendition used for the bottom of the border.



tl


Is the character and rendition used for the top-left corner of the border.



tr


Is the character and rendition used for the top-right corner of the border.



bl


Is the character and rendition used for the bottom-left corner of the border.



br


Is the character and rendition used for the bottom-right corner of the border.



win


Is the pointer to the window in which the border or box is to be drawn.



verch


Is the character and rendition used for the left and right columns of the box.



horch


Is the character and rendition used for the top and bottom rows of the box.




 RETURN VALUES

On success, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.

 ERRORS

None.

 ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:






ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level Unsafe



 SEE ALSO

add_wch(3XCURSES), addch(3XCURSES), attr_get(3XCURSES),
attroff(3XCURSES), border(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES),
attributes(5), standards(5)