Insert a string at the current cursor position in the specified
window. The insstr function acts on the stdscr window.
Format
#include <curses.h>
int insstr (char *str);
int winsstr (WINDOW *win, char *str);
1 – Arguments
win
A pointer to the window.
str
A pointer to the string to be inserted.
2 – Description
Each character after the string shifts to the right, and the last
character disappears. These functions are specific to VSI C
for OpenVMS Systems and are not portable.
3 – Return Values
OK Indicates success.
ERR Indicates that the function makes the screen
scroll illegally. For more information, see
the scrollok function.