---
name: "CursesW.box"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkaya-ncursesw-dev"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CursesW.box"
---

# CursesW.box(3kaya)

Draw a box border on a window

## NAME

CursesW::box - Draw a box border on a window

## SYNOPSIS

**Void box(** *Window w, Char v=' ', Char h=' '* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**w** The window to draw a box border on

**v** The character to use on the vertical sides (the default, '\\0', uses the curses default)

**h** The character to use on the horizontal sides (the default, '\\0', uses the curses default)

## DESCRIPTION

Draw a box border around the edges of the specified window

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.