curs_inwstr(3x) — Linux manual page
curs_inwstr(3X) curs_inwstr(3X)
NAME
inwstr, innwstr, winwstr, winnwstr, mvinwstr, mvinnwstr,
mvwinwstr, mvwinnwstr - get a string of wchar_t characters from a
curses window
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int inwstr(wchar_t *wstr);
int innwstr(wchar_t *wstr, int n);
int winwstr(WINDOW *win, wchar_t *wstr);
int winnwstr(WINDOW *win, wchar_t *wstr, int n);
int mvinwstr(int y, int x, wchar_t *wstr);
int mvinnwstr(int y, int x, wchar_t *wstr, int n);
int mvwinwstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, wchar_t *wstr);
int mvwinnwstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, wchar_t *wstr, int n);
DESCRIPTION
These routines return a string of wchar_t wide characters in
wstr, extracted starting at the current cursor position in the
named window.
The four functions with n as the last argument return a leading
substring at most n characters long (exclusive of the trailing
NUL). Transfer stops at the end of the current line, or when n
characters have been stored at the location referenced by wstr.
If the size n is not large enough to store a complete complex
character, an error is generated.
NOTES
All routines except winnwstr may be macros.
Each cell in the window holds a complex character (i.e., base-
and combining-characters) together with attributes and color.
These functions store only the wide characters, ignoring
attributes and color. Use in_wchstr to return the complex
characters from a window.
RETURN VALUE
All routines return ERR upon failure. Upon successful
completion, the *inwstr routines return OK, and the *innwstr
routines return the number of characters read into the string.
Functions with a “mv” prefix first perform a cursor movement
using wmove, and return an error if the position is outside the
window, or if the window pointer is null.
SEE ALSO
curses(3X), curs_instr(3X), curs_in_wchstr(3X)
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