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AIX Version 4.3 Base Operating System and Extensions Technical Reference, Volume 2

filter Subroutine

Purpose

Disables use of certain terminal capabilities.

Library

Curses Library (libcurses.a)

Syntax

#include <curses.h>
void filter(void);

Description

The filter subroutine changes the algorithm for initialising terminal capabilities that assume that the terminal has more than one line. A subsequent call to the initscr or newterm subroutine performs the following actions:

Any call to the filter subroutine must precede the call to the initscr or newterm subroutine.

Implementation Specifics

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

Related Information

The initscr subroutine, newterm subroutine.

Curses Overview for Programming and List of Curses Subroutines in AIX Version 4.3 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs.


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