CURS_INSTR(3CURSES) Curses Library Functions CURS_INSTR(3CURSES)
NAME
curs_instr, instr, innstr, winstr, winnstr, mvinstr, mvinnstr,
mvwinstr, mvwinnstr - get a string of characters from a curses window
SYNOPSIS
cc [
flag ... ]
file ...
-lcurses [
library ... ]
#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, 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.
ATTRIBUTES
See
attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Unsafe |
+---------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
curses(3CURSES),
attributes(7)NOTES
The header <
curses.h> automatically includes the headers <
stdio.h>
and <
unctrl.h>.
Note that all routines except
winnstr() may be macros.
December 31, 1996 CURS_INSTR(3CURSES)
