FLUSHINP(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions FLUSHINP(3XCURSES)
flushinp - discard type-ahead characters
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib \
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]
c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <curses.h>
int flushinp(void);
The flushinp() function discards (flushes) any characters in the
input buffer associated with the current screen.
The flushinp() function always returns OK.
No errors are defined.
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Unsafe |
+--------------------+-----------------+
libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(7), standards(7)
June 5, 2002 FLUSHINP(3XCURSES)
NAME
flushinp - discard type-ahead characters
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib \
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]
c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <curses.h>
int flushinp(void);
DESCRIPTION
The flushinp() function discards (flushes) any characters in the
input buffer associated with the current screen.
RETURN VALUES
The flushinp() function always returns OK.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Unsafe |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(7), standards(7)
June 5, 2002 FLUSHINP(3XCURSES)