opensolaris man page for unctrl

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

NAME
       unctrl - generate printable representation of a 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 <unctrl.h>

       char *unctrl(chtype c);

PARAMETERS
       c    Is a character.

DESCRIPTION
       The  unctrl() function generates a character string that is a printable representation of c. If c is a control character,it is converted to
       the  ^X notation. If c contains rendition information, the effect is undefined.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon successful completion, the unctrl() 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
       addch(3XCURSES), addstr(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), wunctrl(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.11							    5 Jun 2002							  unctrl(3XCURSES)