There are five functions that write a specified character to one or more positions in the window buffer. The functions that write characters are listed in Table 24.4. All of these functions accept tab and newline characters.
Table 24.4: Character Output Functions
| Function | Respects Options? | Description |
| v_ch(ch, wnp) | Yes | Writes a character using the window attribute |
| v_chq(ch, q, wnp) | No | Writes a quantity of characters using the window attribute |
| v_chattcol(r, c, ch, att, q, mv_type, wnp) | No | Writes a quantity of characters and/or attributes in column format |
| v_chattrow(r, c, ch, att, q, mv_type, wnp) | No | Writes a quantity of characters and/or attributes in row form |
| v_chattarea(rb, cb, re, ce, ch, att, mv_type, wnp) | No | Fills a rectangular area with characters and/or attributes |
For PCDOS applications, you can specify the block-graphic shading characters as the character (ch) to write. For your convenience, they have been #defined as:
| CH_LIGHTSHADE CH_MEDSHADE CH_DARKSHADE CH_BLOCK CH_BOTBLOCK CH_TOPBLOCK CH_LFTBLOCK CH_RTBLOCK |
Writing a Single Character While Respecting the Window Options
Writing a Quantity of Characters
Writing a Column of Characters
Filling Rectangular Areas of a Window with a Character
