Setting / Unsetting attributes

attributes.cpp

#include <ncurses.h>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
    initscr();
    cbreak();

    // checking is terminal supports color
    if (!has_colors())
    {
        printf("no colors");
        return 1;
    }
    // toggling on the attribute
    attron(A_BLINK);
    // printing the string
    printw("blinking");

    // toggling off the attribute
    attroff(A_BLINK);

    printw("\n");

    // starting color
    start_color();

    // init new pair of attr with id = 1 and foreground color = COLOR_WHITE and background color = COLOR_RED
    init_pair(1, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_RED);
    attron(COLOR_PAIR(1)); // color attribute with id = 1
    printw("This is a colored text");
    // attroff(COLOR_PAIR(1));
    getch();
    endwin();
    return 0;
}