STDSCR(3XCURSES)STDSCR(3XCURSES)NAMEstdscr - default window
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib \
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]
c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <curses.h>
extern WINDOW *stdscr;
DESCRIPTION
The external variable stdscr specifies the default window used by func‐
tions that to not specify a window using an argument of type WINDOW *.
Other windows may be created using newwin().
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ Standard │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│MT-Level │ Unsafe │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOderwin(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)
Jun 5, 2002 STDSCR(3XCURSES)