HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 3 Library Functions A-M (vol 6)
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box(3X) box(3X)
(CURSES)
NAME
box — draw borders from single-byte characters and renditions
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int box(WINDOW *win, chtype verch, chtype horch);
DESCRIPTION
The box() function draws a border around the edges of the specified window. This function does not
advance the cursor position. This function does not perform special character processing. This function
does not perform wrapping.
The function box(win, verch, horch) has an effect equivalent to:
wborder(win, verch, verch, horch, horch,0,0,0,0);
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, box() returns OK. Otherwise, it returns 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.
SEE ALSO
border(3X), box_set(3X), hline(3X), <curses.h>.
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 2.
X/Open Curses, Issue 4
The DESCRIPTION is changed to describe this function in terms of a call to the wborder() function.
Section 3−−48 − 1 − HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000
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