Technical Reference: Base Operating System and Extensions , Volume 2

tputs Subroutine

Purpose

Outputs a string with padding information.

Syntax

#include <curses.h>

#include <term.h>

tputs( String, LinesAffected, PutcLikeSub) char *String; int LinesAffected; int (*PutcLikeSub) ();

The tputs subroutine outputs a string with padding information applied. String must be a terminfo string variable or the return value from tparm, tgetstr, tigetstr, or tgoto subroutines.

Parameters

LinesAffected	Specifies the number of lines affected, or specifies 1 if not applicable.
PutcLikeSub	Specifies a putchar-like subroutine through which the characters are passed one at a time.
String	Specifies the string to which to add padding information.

Examples

To output the clear screen sequence using the user-defined putchar-like subroutine my_putchar, enter:
```
int_my_putchar();
tputs(clear_screen, 1 ,my_putchar); 
```
To output the escape sequence used to move the cursor to the coordinates x=40, y=18 through the user-defined putchar-like subroutine my_putchar, enter:
```
int_my_putchar();
tputs(tparm(cursor_address, 18, 40), 1, my_putchar); 
```

Implementation Specifics

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

Related Information

The tparm (tparm Subroutine) subroutine.

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