curs_instr(3ocurses)
curs_instr: instr, innstr, winstr, winnstr, mvinstr, mvinnstr, mvwinstr, mvwinnstr --
get a string of characters from a curses window
Synopsis
cc [flag . . .] file -locurses [library . . .]
#include <ocurses.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 the string of characters in str starting at the
current cursor position in the named window and ending at the right margin
of the window.
Attributes are stripped from the characters.
The four functions with n as the last argument return the string at most
n characters long.
Return values
All routines return the integer ERR upon
failure and an integer value other than ERR
upon successful completion.
References
curses(3ocurses)
Notices
The header file ocurses.h automatically includes the header files
stdio.h and unctrl.h.
Note that all routines except winnstr may be macros.
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004