---
name: "swdisplay"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsword-dev"
version: "1.5.3-3woody2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/swdisplay"
---

# swdisplay(3)

swdisp is the basis for all types of displays (e.g.

## NAME

SWDisplay - swdisp is the basis for all types of displays (e.g.

## SYNOPSIS

`#include <swdisp.h>`

Inherited by TBDisp.

### Public Methods

**SWDisplay** ()\
 virtual char **Display** (**SWModule** &imodule)\
 *casts a module to a character pointer and displays it to raw output (overriden for different display types and module types if necessary).*

## DETAILED DESCRIPTION

swdisp is the basis for all types of displays (e.g.

raw textout, curses, xwindow, etc.)

Definition at line 33 of file swdisp.h.

## MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION

### char SWDisplay::Display (SWModule & imodule)` [virtual]`

casts a module to a character pointer and displays it to raw output (overriden for different display types and module types if necessary).

**Parameters:**

- *imodule*

  module to display

**Returns:**  error status

## AUTHOR

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