NAME

       wresize - resize a curses window

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curses.h>

       int wresize(WINDOW *win, int lines, int columns);

DESCRIPTION

       This  ncurses  extension  to  standard  curses  reallocates  storage  for  a  curses window to adjust its
       dimensions to the specified values.  If either dimension is larger than its current value,  the  expanded
       part  of  the  window  is  filled  with  blanks  merged  with  current  background  rendition  (as set by
       wbkgdset(3NCURSES)).

RETURN VALUE

       wresize returns ERR upon failure and OK on success.  It will fail if either of  the  dimensions  is  less
       than or equal to zero, or if an error occurs while (re)allocating memory for the window.

NOTES

       The  only  restriction placed on the dimensions is that they be greater than zero.  They are not compared
       to the curses screen dimensions; this keeps the logic of resizeterm(3NCURSES) simple.   The  caller  must
       ensure that the window's dimensions fit within the actual screen dimensions.

PORTABILITY

       It is not possible to resize windows with SVr4 curses.

       ncurses introduced this extension in mid-1995.  NetBSD curses adopted it in 2001, and PDCurses in 2003.

AUTHORS

       Thomas Dickey (from an equivalent function written in 1988 for BSD curses).

SEE ALSO

       resizeterm(3NCURSES)

ncurses 6.4                                        2023-11-25                                  wresize(3NCURSES)