scanw(3cur) scanw(3cur)
Name
scanw, mvscanw, mvwscanw, wscanw - formatted read from window
Syntax
#include <cursesX.h>
int scanw(fmt [, arg] ...)
char *fmt;
int wscanw(win, fmt [, arg] ...)
WINDOW *win;
char *fmt;
int mvscanw(y, x, fmt [, arg] ...)
int y, x;
char *fmt;
int mvwscanw(win, y, x, fmt [, arg] ...)
WINDOW *win;
int y, x;
char *fmt;
Description
These routines correspond to The function reads input from the default window. The function reads input from the specified window. The
function moves the cursor to the specified position and then reads input from the default window. The function moves the cursor to the
specified position and then reads input from the specified window.
For all the functions, the routine is called to get a string from the window, and the resulting line is used as input for the scan. All
character interpretation is carried out according to the function rules.
Return Values
Upon successful completion, the and functions return the number of items successfully matched. On end-of-file, they return EOF. Otherwise
they return ERR.
See Also
wgetstr(3cur), scanf(3s)
scanw(3cur)
