_showstring Subroutine

Base Operating System and Extensions Technical Reference, Volume 2

_showstring Subroutine

Purpose

Dumps the string in the specified string address to the terminal at the specified location.

Library

Curses Library (libcurses.a)

Syntax

#include <curses.h>

_showstring(Line, Column, First, Last, String)
int Line, Column, First, Last;
char *String;

Description

The _showstring subroutine dumps the string in the specified string address to the terminal at the specified location. This is an internal extended curses subroutine and should not normally be called directly by the program.

Parameters

Column	Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the terminal at which to dump the string.
First	Specifies the beginning string address of the string to dump to the terminal.
Last	Specifies the end string address of the string to dump to the terminal.
Line	Specifies the vertical coordinate of the terminal at which to dump the string.
String	Specifies the string to dump to the terminal.

Implementation Specifics

This subroutine is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.

Related Information

Curses Overview for Programming , List of Curses Subroutines , Manipulating Characters with Curses in AIX Version 4.3 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs.