WUNCTRL(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions WUNCTRL(3XCURSES)

NAME

wunctrl - generate printable representation of a wide character

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>

wchar_t *wunctrl(cchar_t *wc);

PARAMETERS

wc
Is a pointer to the wide character.

DESCRIPTION

The wunctrl() function converts the a wide character string that is a
printable representation of the wide character wc.


This function also performs the following processing on the input
argument:

o Control characters are converted to the ^X notation

o Any rendition information is removed.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the wunctrl() function returns the
generated string. Otherwise, it returns a null pointer.

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

keyname(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), unctrl(3XCURSES),
attributes(7), standards(7)

June 5, 2002 WUNCTRL(3XCURSES)