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30 .\" Author: Thomas E. Dickey 1997
32 .\" $Id: define_key.3x,v 1.44 2024/05/18 20:04:21 tom Exp $
33 .TH define_key 3X 2024-05-18 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
42 define a \fIcurses\fP function key code
45 \fB#include <curses.h>
47 \fBint define_key(const char * \fIdefinition\fP, int \fIkey-code\fP);
61 returned by \fB\%wgetch\fP(3X)
62 (wide-character API users:
64 when \fB\%keypad\fP(3X) is enabled in a window and a function key is
67 interprets such a binding as it does those in the
69 database entry for the terminal type.
75 removes any existing one
80 removes any existing bindings for
96 insufficient memory is available to bind
111 Applications employing
113 extensions should condition their use on the visibility of the
119 since 2.0 (2004) supports
126 \fB\%key_defined\fP(3X),
127 \fB\%keybound\fP(3X),