opensolaris man page for meta

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

NAME
       meta - enable/disable meta keys

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>

       int meta(WINDOW *win, bool bf);

PARAMETERS
       win    Is an ignored parameter.

       bf     Is a Boolean expression.

DESCRIPTION
       Whether	a  terminal  returns  7  or 8 significant bits initially depends on the  control mode of the terminal driver.  The meta() function
       forces the number of bits to be returned by  getch(3XCURSES) to be 7 (if bf is FALSE) or 8 (if bf is  TRUE).

       If the program handling the data can only pass 7-bit characters or strips the 8th bit, 8 bits cannot be handled.

       If the terminfo capabilities smm (meta_on) and rmm (meta_off) are defined for the terminal, smm is sent to  the	terminal   when  meta(win,
       TRUE) is called, and rmm is sent when meta(win, FALSE) is called.

       This function is useful when extending the non-text command set in applications where the META key is used.

RETURN VALUES
       On success, the meta() function returns OK. Otherwise, it returns ERR.

ERRORS
       None.

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

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

SEE ALSO
       getch(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.11							    5 Jun 2002							    meta(3XCURSES)