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NAME
instr,
innstr,
winstr,
winnstr,
mvinstr,
mvinnstr,
mvwinstr,
mvwinnstr - get a string of characters from a curses window
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int instr(char *str);
int innstr(char *str, int n);
int winstr(WINDOW *win, char *str);
int winnstr(WINDOW *win, char *str, int n);
int mvinstr(int y, int x, char *str);
int mvinnstr(int y, int x, char *str, int n);
int mvwinstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);
int mvwinnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str, int n);
DESCRIPTION
These routines return a string of characters in str, extracted starting
at the current cursor position in the named window.
Attributes are stripped from the characters.
The four
functions with n as the last argument return a leading substring at most
n characters long (exclusive of the trailing NUL).
RETURN VALUE
All of the functions return ERR upon failure,
or the number of characters actually read into the string.
X/Open Curses defines no error conditions.
In this implementation:
.IP • 4
If the win parameter is null, an error is returned,
.IP • 4
If the chstr parameter is null, an error is returned,
Functions with a ``mv'' prefix first perform a cursor movement using
wmove, and return an error if the position is outside the window,
or if the window pointer is null.
NOTES
Note that all routines except winnstr may be macros.
PORTABILITY
SVr4 does not
document whether a length limit includes or excludes the trailing NUL.
The ncurses library extends the XSI description by allowing a negative
value for n.
In this case, the functions return the string ending at the right margin.
SEE ALSO
ncurses(3NCURSES).
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