man.bsd.lv manual page server

Manual Page Search Parameters
CURSES_ATTRIBUTES(3) Library Functions Manual CURSES_ATTRIBUTES(3)

curses_attributes, attron, attroff, attrset, color_set, getattrs, termattrs, wattron, wattroff, wattrset, wcolor_set, attr_on, attr_off, attr_set, attr_get, term_attrs, wattr_on, wattr_off, wattr_set, wattr_get — curses general attribute manipulation routines

library “libcurses”

#include <curses.h>

int
attron(int attr);

int
attroff(int attr);

int
attrset(int attr);

int
color_set(short pair, void *opt);

chtype
getattrs(WINDOW *win);

chtype
termattrs(void);

int
wcolor_set(WINDOW *win, short pair, void *opt);

int
wattron(WINDOW * win, int attr);

int
wattroff(WINDOW * win, int attr);

int
wattrset(WINDOW * win, int attr);

int
attr_on(attr_t attr, void *opt);

int
attr_off(attr_t attr, void *opt);

int
attr_set(attr_t attr, short pair, void *opt);

int
attr_get(attr_t *attr, short *pair, void *opt);

attr_t
term_attrs(void);

int
wattr_on(WINDOW *win, attr_t attr, void *opt);

int
wattr_off(WINDOW *win, attr_t attr, void *opt);

int
wattr_set(WINDOW *win, attr_t attr, short pair, void *opt);

int
wattr_get(WINDOW *win, attr_t *attr, short *pair, void *opt);

These functions manipulate attributes on stdscr or on the specified window. The attributes that can be manipulated are:

A_NORMAL
no special attributes are applied
A_STANDOUT
characters are displayed in standout mode
A_UNDERLINE
characters are displayed underlined
A_REVERSE
characters are displayed in inverse video
A_BLINK
characters blink
A_DIM
characters are displayed at a lower intensity
A_BOLD
characters are displayed at a higher intensity
A_INVIS
characters are added invisibly
A_PROTECT
characters are protected from modification
A_ALTCHARSET
characters are displayed using the alternate character set (ACS)
COLOR_PAIR(n)
characters are displayed using color pair n.

The () function turns on the attributes specified in attr on stdscr, while the () function turns off the attributes specified in attr on stdscr.

The function () sets the attributes of stdscr to those specified in attr, turning off any others. To turn off all the attributes (including color and alternate character set), use attrset(A_NORMAL).

Multiple attributes can be manipulated by combining the attributes using a logical OR. For example, (A_REVERSE | A_BOLD) will turn on both inverse video and higher intensity.

The function () sets the color pair attribute to the pair specified in pair.

The function () returns the attributes that are currently applied to window specified by win.

The function () returns the logical OR of attributes that can be applied to the screen.

The functions (), (), (), and () are equivalent to attron(), attroff() attrset(), and color_set() respectively, excepting that the attributes are applied to the window specified by win.

The following functions additionally manipulate wide attributes on stdscr or on the specified window. The additional wide attributes that can be manipulated are:

WA_STANDOUT
characters are displayed in standout mode
WA_UNDERLINE
characters are displayed underlined
WA_REVERSE
characters are displayed in inverse video
WA_BLINK
characters blink
WA_DIM
characters are displayed at a lower intensity
WA_BOLD
characters are displayed at a higher intensity
WA_INVIS
characters are added invisibly
WA_PROTECT
characters are protected from modification
WA_ALTCHARSET
characters are displayed using the alternate character set (ACS)
WA_LOW
characters are displayed with low highlight
WA_TOP
characters are displayed with top highlight
WA_HORIZONTAL
characters are displayed with horizontal highlight
WA_VERTICAL
characters are displayed with vertical highlight
WA_LEFT
characters are displayed with left highlight
WA_RIGHT
characters are displayed with right highlight

The () function turns on the wide attributes specified in attr on stdscr, while the () function turns off the wide attributes specified in attr on stdscr.

The function () sets the wide attributes of stdscr to those specified in attr and pair, turning off any others. Note that a color pair specified in pair will override any color pair specified in attr.

The function () sets attr to the wide attributes and pair to the color pair currently applied to stdscr. Either of attr and pair can be NULL, if the relevant value is of no interest.

The function () returns the logical OR of wide attributes that can be applied to the screen.

The functions (), () and () are equivalent to attr_on(), attr_off() and attr_set() respectively, excepting that the character is added to the window specified by win.

The function () is equivalent to attr_get(), excepting that the wide attributes and color pair currently applied to win are set.

The following constants can be used to extract the components of a chtype:

A_ATTRIBUTES
bit-mask containing attributes part
A_CHARTEXT
bit-mask containing character part
A_COLOR
bit-mask containing color-pair part

These functions return OK on success and ERR on failure.

curses_addch(3), curses_addchstr(3), curses_addstr(3), curses_background(3), curses_color(3), curses_insch(3), curses_standout(3), curses_underscore(3)

The opt argument is not currently used but is reserved for a future version of the specification.

The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the Single Unix Specification.

The getattrs() function is a NetBSD extension.

These functions first appeared in NetBSD 1.5.

Some terminals do not support characters with both color and other attributes set. In this case, the other attribute is displayed instead of the color attribute.

October 25, 2018 NetBSD-9.2