curs_inchstr(3CURSES) Curses Library Functions curs_inchstr(3CURSES)
NAME
curs_inchstr, inchstr, inchnstr, winchstr, winchnstr, mvinchstr, mvinchnstr, mvwinchstr, mvwinchnstr - get a string of characters (and
attributes) from a curses window
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lcurses [ library ... ]
#include <curses.h>
int inchstr(chtype *chstr);
int inchnstr(chtype *chstr, int n);
int winchstr(WINDOW *win, chtype *chstr);
int winchnstr(WINDOW *win, chtype *chstr, int n);
int mvinchstr(int y, int x, chtype *chstr);
int mvinchnstr(int y, int x, chtype *chstr, int n);
int mvwinchstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, chtype *chstr);
int mvwinchnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, chtype *chstr, int n);
DESCRIPTION
With these routines, a string of type chtype, starting at the current cursor position in the named window and ending at the right margin of
the window, is returned. The four functions with n as the last argument, return the string at most n characters long. Constants defined in
<curses.h> can be used with the & (logical AND) operator to extract the character or the attribute alone from any position in the chstr
(see curs_inch(3CURSES)).
RETURN VALUES
All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and an integer value other than ERR upon successful completion.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |Unsafe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
curs_inch(3CURSES), curses(3CURSES), attributes(5)
NOTES
The header <curses.h> automatically includes the headers <stdio.h> and <unctrl.h>.
Note that all routines except winchnstr() may be macros.
SunOS 5.10 31 Dec 1996 curs_inchstr(3CURSES)
