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wunctrl

wunctrl(3XCURSES)					  X/Open Curses Library Functions					 wunctrl(3XCURSES)

NAME

       wunctrl - generate printable representation of a wide character

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include  -L	/usr/xpg4/lib 
	-R  /usr/xpg4/lib  -lcurses  [ library... ]

       c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]

       #include <curses.h>

       wchar_t *wunctrl(cchar_t *wc);

PARAMETERS

       wc    Is a pointer to the wide character.

DESCRIPTION

       The wunctrl() function converts the a wide character string that is a printable representation of the wide character wc.

       This function also performs the following processing on the input argument:

	   o	  Control characters are converted to the ^X notation

	   o	  Any rendition information is removed.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon successful completion, the wunctrl() function returns the generated string. Otherwise, it returns a null pointer.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       keyname(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), unctrl(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.11							    5 Jun 2002							 wunctrl(3XCURSES)

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