curs_inchstr 3x

curs_inchstr(3x)                                       curs_inchstr(3x)

NAME

       inchstr, inchnstr, winchstr, winchnstr, mvinchstr,
       mvinchnstr, mvwinchstr, mvwinchnstr - get a string of
       characters (and attributes) from a curses window

SYNOPSIS

       #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

       These routines return a NULL-terminated  array  of  chtype
       quantities, starting at the current cursor position in the
       named window and ending at the right margin of the window.
       The  four  functions with n as the last argument, return a
       leading substring at most n characters long (exclusive  of
       the  trailing (chtype)0).  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(3x)].

RETURN VALUE

       All routines return the integer ERR upon  failure  and  an
       integer  value  other  than ERR upon successful completion
       (the number of  characters  retrieved,  exclusive  of  the
       trailing 0).

       No  error  conditions are defined.  If the chstr parameter
       is null, no data is returned, and the return value is  ze-
       ro.

       Functions  with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor move-
       ment 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 winchnstr may be macros.
       SVr4 does not document whether the result string is  zero-
       terminated;  it  does  not document whether a length limit
       argument includes any trailing 0; and it does not document
       the meaning of the return value.

PORTABILITY

       These  functions are described in the XSI Curses standard,
       Issue 4.  It is no more specific than the SVr4  documenta-
       tion on the trailing 0.  It does specify that the success-
       ful return of the functions is OK.

SEE ALSO

       curses(3x), curs_inch(3x).

       Comparable functions in the wide-character (ncursesw)  li-
       brary are described in curs_in_wchstr(3x).



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