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curs_in_wchstr(3)               Library calls              curs_in_wchstr(3)


NAME

       in_wchstr, in_wchnstr, win_wchstr, win_wchnstr, mvin_wchstr,
       mvin_wchnstr, mvwin_wchstr, mvwin_wchnstr - get a curses complex
       character string from a window


SYNOPSIS

       #include <curses.h>

       int in_wchstr(cchar_t *wchstr);
       int win_wchstr(WINDOW *win, cchar_t *wchstr);
       int mvin_wchstr(int y, int x, cchar_t *wchstr);
       int mvwin_wchstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, cchar_t *wchstr);

       int in_wchnstr(cchar_t *wchstr, int n);
       int win_wchnstr(WINDOW *win, cchar_t *wchstr, int n);
       int mvin_wchnstr(int y, int x, cchar_t *wchstr, int n);
       int mvwin_wchnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, cchar_t *wchstr, int n);


DESCRIPTION

       These functions return an array of complex characters in wchstr,
       starting at the current cursor position in the named window.
       Attributes (rendition) are stored with the characters.

       The four functions with n as the last argument return a leading
       substring at most n characters long (exclusive of the trailing zeroed
       cchar_t.  Transfer stops at the end of the current line, or when n
       characters have been stored at the location referenced by wchstr.

       Constants defined in <curses.h> can be used with the & (logical AND)
       operator to extract the character or the attribute alone from any
       position in the wchstr [see getcchar(3X)].


RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, these functions return OK.  Otherwise, they
       return ERR.

       X/Open Curses defines no error conditions.  This implementation returns
       an error

       o   if the win parameter is null or

       o   if the wchstr parameter is null.

       Functions prefixed with "mv" first perform cursor movement and fail if
       the position (y, x) is outside the window boundaries.


NOTES

       All routines except win_wchnstr may be macros.

       Reading a line that overflows the array pointed to by wchstr with
       in_wchstr, mvin_wchstr, mvwin_wchstr or win_wchstr causes undefined
       results.  Therefore, the use of in_wchnstr, mvin_wchnstr,
       mvwin_wchnstr, or win_wchnstr is recommended.


PORTABILITY

       X/Open Curses defines no error conditions.  This implementation checks
       for null pointers, returning ERR in that case.


SEE ALSO

       curs_inchstr(3X) describes comparable functions of the ncurses library
       in its non-wide-character configuration.

       curses(3X), curs_inwstr(3X), curs_in_wch(3X)

ncurses 6.5                       2024-04-20                curs_in_wchstr(3)

ncurses 6.5 - Generated Sat May 4 18:17:40 CDT 2024
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