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.\" $Id: curs_insch.3x,v 1.40 2024/04/20 19:03:47 tom Exp $
.TH curs_insch 3X 2024-04-20 "ncurses 6.5" "Library calls"
.ie \n(.g \{\
.ds `` \(lq
.ds '' \(rq
.\}
.el \{\
.ie t .ds `` ``
.el   .ds `` ""
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.\}
.SH NAME
\fB\%insch\fP,
\fB\%winsch\fP,
\fB\%mvinsch\fP,
\fB\%mvwinsch\fP \-
insert a \fIcurses\fP character in a window
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fB#include <curses.h>\fP
.PP
\fBint insch(chtype \fIch\fP);
\fBint winsch(WINDOW *\fIwin\fP, chtype \fIch\fP);
\fBint mvinsch(int \fIy\fP, int \fIx\fP, chtype \fIch\fP);
\fBint mvwinsch(WINDOW *\fIwin\fP, int \fIy\fP, int \fIx\fP, chtype \fIch\fP);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
These functions insert the
.I curses
character
.I ch
at the cursor in the specified window
.I win
(or
.BR \%stdscr ).
The character previously at the cursor and any to its right move one
cell to the right;
the rightmost character on the line is discarded.
The cursor does not advance.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
These functions return
.B OK
on success and
.B ERR
on failure.
.PP
Functions taking a
.I \%WINDOW
pointer argument fail if the pointer is
.BR NULL .
.PP
Functions prefixed with \*(``mv\*('' first perform cursor movement and
fail if the position
.RI ( y ,
.IR x )
is outside the window boundaries.
.SH NOTES
.BR \%insch ,
.BR \%mvinsch ,
and
.B \%mvwinsch
may be implemented as macros.
.PP
A terminal's
.B \%insert_character
.RB ( ich1 )
capability
is not necessarily employed.
.SH PORTABILITY
X/Open Curses,
Issue 4 describes these functions.
.PP
SVr4
.I curses
describes a successful return value only as
\*(``an integer value other than
.BR ERR \*(''.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fB\%curs_ins_wch\fP(3X) describes comparable functions in the
wide-character
.I curses
configuration.
.PP
\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
\fB\%terminfo\fP(5)