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INSDELLN 3XCURSES "Jun 5, 2002"
NAME
insdelln, winsdelln - insert/delete lines to/from the window
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 insdelln(int n);

int winsdelln(WINDOW *win, int n);
PARAMETERS
n

Is the number of lines to insert or delete (positive n inserts; negative n deletes).

win

Is a pointer to the window in which to insert or delete a line.

DESCRIPTION

The insdelln() and winsdelln() functions insert or delete blank lines in stdscr or win, respectively. When n is positive, n lines are added before the current line and the bottom n lines are lost; when n is negative, n lines are deleted starting with the current line, the remaining lines are moved up, and the bottom n lines are cleared. The position of the cursor does not change.

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

deleteln(3XCURSES), insertln(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)