makenew Subroutine

Purpose

Creates a new window buffer and returns a pointer.

Library

Curses Library (libcurses.a)

Syntax

#include <curses.h>

WINDOW *makenew( )

Description

The makenew subroutine creates a new window buffer and returns a pointer to it. The makenew subroutine is called by the newwin subroutine to create the window structure. The makenew subroutine should not be called directly by a program.

Implementation Specifics

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

Related Information

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