ncurses 6.4 - patch 20240413

[ncurses.git] / man / curs_in_wchstr.3x

diff --git a/man/curs_in_wchstr.3x b/man/curs_in_wchstr.3x
index f92968779623650ff8a918f61d21fa8009716cf0..295ccc8102d826e0a694a1de94c5d0af4b3a4381 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_in_wchstr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_in_wchstr.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 2002-2010,2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 2002-2012,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                  *

 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


@@ -26,95 +27,104 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: curs_in_wchstr.3x,v 1.9 2012/11/03 23:03:59 tom Exp $
-.TH curs_in_wchstr 3X ""
-.na
-.hy 0
+.\" $Id: curs_in_wchstr.3x,v 1.36 2024/04/13 22:21:16 tom Exp $
+.TH curs_in_wchstr 3X 2024-04-13 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
+.ie \n(.g \{\
+.ds `` \(lq
+.ds '' \(rq
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.ie t .ds `` ``
+.el   .ds `` ""
+.ie t .ds '' ''
+.el   .ds '' ""
+.\}
+.
+.de bP
+.ie n  .IP \(bu 4
+.el    .IP \(bu 2
+..

 .SH NAME
 .SH NAME

-\fBin_wchstr\fR,
-\fBin_wchnstr\fR,
-\fBwin_wchstr\fR,
-\fBwin_wchnstr\fR,
-\fBmvin_wchstr\fR,
-\fBmvin_wchnstr\fR,
-\fBmvwin_wchstr\fR,
-\fBmvwin_wchnstr\fR \- get an array of complex characters and renditions from a curses window
-.ad
-.hy
+\fB\%in_wchstr\fP,
+\fB\%in_wchnstr\fP,
+\fB\%win_wchstr\fP,
+\fB\%win_wchnstr\fP,
+\fB\%mvin_wchstr\fP,
+\fB\%mvin_wchnstr\fP,
+\fB\%mvwin_wchstr\fP,
+\fB\%mvwin_wchnstr\fP \-
+get a \fIcurses\fR complex character string from a window

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf

-\fB#include <curses.h>\fR
-.sp
-\fBint in_wchstr(cchar_t *\fR\fIwchstr\fR\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint in_wchnstr(cchar_t *\fR\fIwchstr\fR\fB, int \fR\fIn\fR\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint win_wchstr(WINDOW *\fR\fIwin\fR\fB, cchar_t *\fR\fIwchstr\fR\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint win_wchnstr(WINDOW *\fR\fIwin\fR\fB, cchar_t *\fR\fIwchstr\fR\fB, int \fR\fIn\fR\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint mvin_wchstr(int \fR\fIy\fR\fB, int \fR\fIx\fR\fB, cchar_t *\fR\fIwchstr\fR\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint mvin_wchnstr(int \fR\fIy\fR\fB, int \fR\fIx\fR\fB, cchar_t *\fR\fIwchstr\fR\fB, int \fR\fIn\fR\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint mvwin_wchstr(WINDOW *\fR\fIwin\fR\fB, int \fR\fIy\fR\fB, int \fR\fIx\fR\fB, cchar_t *\fR\fIwchstr\fR\fB);\fR
-.br
-\fBint mvwin_wchnstr(WINDOW *\fR\fIwin\fR\fB, int \fR\fIy\fR\fB, int \fR\fIx\fR\fB, cchar_t *\fR\fIwchstr\fR, int \fIn\fR\fB);\fR
+\fB#include <curses.h>
+.PP
+\fBint in_wchstr(cchar_t *\fIwchstr\fP);
+\fBint win_wchstr(WINDOW *\fIwin\fP, cchar_t *\fIwchstr\fP);
+\fBint mvin_wchstr(int \fIy\fP, int \fIx\fP, cchar_t *\fIwchstr\fP);
+\fBint mvwin_wchstr(WINDOW *\fIwin\fP, int \fIy\fP, int \fIx\fP, cchar_t *\fIwchstr\fP);
+.PP
+\fBint in_wchnstr(cchar_t *\fIwchstr\fP, int \fIn\fP);
+\fBint win_wchnstr(WINDOW *\fIwin\fP, cchar_t *\fIwchstr\fP, int \fIn\fP);
+\fBint mvin_wchnstr(int \fIy\fP, int \fIx\fP, cchar_t *\fIwchstr\fP, int \fIn\fP);
+\fBint mvwin_wchnstr(WINDOW *\fIwin\fP, int \fIy\fP, int \fIx\fP, cchar_t *\fIwchstr\fP, int \fIn\fP);

 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION

-These functions return an array of complex characters in \fIwchstr\fR,
+These functions return an array of complex characters in \fIwchstr\fP,

 starting at the current cursor position in the named window.
 Attributes (rendition) are stored with the characters.
 .PP
 starting at the current cursor position in the named window.
 Attributes (rendition) are stored with the characters.
 .PP

-The
-\fBin_wchnstr\fR,
-\fBmvin_wchnstr\fR,
-\fBmvwin_wchnstr\fR
-and
-\fBwin_wchnstr\fR
-fill the array
-with at most
-\fIn\fR
-\fBcchar_t\fR
-elements.
-.br
-.SH NOTES
-Note that all routines except
-\fBwin_wchnstr\fR
-may be
-macros.
+The four functions with \fIn\fP as the last argument return
+a leading substring at most \fIn\fP characters long
+(exclusive of the trailing zeroed \fBcchar_t\fR.
+Transfer stops at the end of the current line, or when \fIn\fP characters have
+been stored at the location referenced by \fIwchstr\fP.

 .PP
 .PP

-Reading a line that overflows the array pointed to by
-\fIwchstr\fR
-with
-\fBin_wchstr\fR,
-\fBmvin_wchstr\fR,
-\fBmvwin_wchstr\fR
-or
-\fBwin_wchstr\fR
-causes undefined results. Therefore, the use of
-\fBin_wchnstr\fR,
-\fBmvin_wchnstr\fR,
-\fBmvwin_wchnstr\fR, or
-\fBwin_wchnstr\fR
-is recommended.
+Constants defined in \fB<curses.h>\fP can be used with the \fB&\fP (logical
+AND) operator to extract the character or the attribute alone from any position
+in the \fIwchstr\fP [see \fBgetcchar\fP(3X)].

 .SH RETURN VALUE
 Upon successful completion, these functions return
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 Upon successful completion, these functions return

-\fBOK\fR.
+\fBOK\fP.

 Otherwise, they return
 Otherwise, they return

-\fBERR\fR.
+\fBERR\fP.
+.PP
+X/Open Curses defines no error conditions.
+This implementation returns an error
+.bP
+if the \fIwin\fP parameter is null or
+.bP
+if the \fIwchstr\fP parameter is null.

 .PP
 .PP

-Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
+Functions with a \*(``mv\*('' prefix first perform a cursor movement using

 \fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window,
 or if the window pointer is null.
 \fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window,
 or if the window pointer is null.

+.SH NOTES
+All routines except \fBwin_wchnstr\fP may be macros.
+.PP
+Reading a line that overflows the array pointed to by
+\fIwchstr\fP
+with
+\fBin_wchstr\fP,
+\fBmvin_wchstr\fP,
+\fBmvwin_wchstr\fP
+or
+\fBwin_wchstr\fP
+causes undefined results.
+Therefore, the use of
+\fBin_wchnstr\fP,
+\fBmvin_wchnstr\fP,
+\fBmvwin_wchnstr\fP, or
+\fBwin_wchnstr\fP
+is recommended.

 .SH PORTABILITY
 The XSI Curses defines no error conditions.
 This implementation checks for null pointers,
 .SH PORTABILITY
 The XSI Curses defines no error conditions.
 This implementation checks for null pointers,

-returning ERR in that case.
+returning \fBERR\fP in that case.

 .SH SEE ALSO
 .SH SEE ALSO

-Functions:
-\fBcurses\fR(3X),
-\fBcurs_in_wch\fR(3X),
-\fBcurs_instr\fR(3X),
-\fBcurs_inwstr\fR(3X)
-\fBcurs_inchstr\fR(3X)
+\fB\%curs_inchstr\fP(3X) describes comparable functions of the
+.I \%ncurses
+library in its non-wide-character configuration.
+.PP
+\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
+\fB\%curs_inwstr\fP(3X),
+\fB\%curs_in_wch\fP(3X)