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<H1 class="no-header">curs_get_wch 3x</H1>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wget_wch(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvget_wch(int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwget_wch(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>unget_wch(const</STRONG> <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG> <EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-wget_wch">wget_wch</a></H3><PRE>
The <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wch</STRONG>, and <STRONG>mvwget_wch</STRONG> functions read a char-
acter from the terminal associated with the current or specified win-
dow. In no-delay mode, if no input is waiting, the value <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> is re-
<STRONG><A HREF="define_key.3x.html">fine_key(3x)</A></STRONG> have no names, but also are expected to have values
outside the range of 8-bit characters.
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-unget_wch">unget_wch</a></H3><PRE>
The <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG> function pushes the wide character <EM>wch</EM> back onto the head
of the input queue, so the wide character is returned by the next call
to <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>. The pushback of one character is guaranteed. If the pro-
gram calls <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG> too many times without an intervening call to
<STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, the operation may fail.
+ Unlike <STRONG>ungetch</STRONG> and <STRONG>wgetch</STRONG>, <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG> cannot distinguish special charac-
+ ters returned by <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG> from ordinary characters. An application can
+ push special keys which it may read via <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG> by checking for the
+ <STRONG>KEY_CODE_YES</STRONG> result, and using <STRONG>ungetch</STRONG> for those special keys.
+
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- The header file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
+ The header file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
<STRONG><stdio.h></STRONG>.
- Applications should not define the escape key by itself as a single-
+ Applications should not define the escape key by itself as a single-
character function.
- When using <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wch</STRONG>, or <STRONG>mvwget_wch</STRONG>, applications
+ When using <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wch</STRONG>, or <STRONG>mvwget_wch</STRONG>, applications
should not use <STRONG>nocbreak</STRONG> mode and <STRONG>echo</STRONG> mode at the same time. Depending
- on the state of the tty driver when each character is typed, the pro-
+ on the state of the tty driver when each character is typed, the pro-
gram may produce undesirable results.
All functions except <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG> and <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG> may be macros.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
When <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wch</STRONG>, and <STRONG>mvwget_wch</STRONG> functions successful-
- ly report the pressing of a function key, they return <STRONG>KEY_CODE_YES</STRONG>.
+ ly report the pressing of a function key, they return <STRONG>KEY_CODE_YES</STRONG>.
When they successfully report a wide character, they return <STRONG>OK</STRONG>. Other-
wise, they return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.
Upon successful completion, <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG> returns <STRONG>OK</STRONG>. Otherwise, the func-
tion returns <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.
- Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
+ Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
<STRONG>wmove</STRONG>, and return an error if the position is outside the window, or if
the window pointer is null.
<ul>
<li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li>
<li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li>
-<li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#h3-wget_wch">wget_wch</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-unget_wch">unget_wch</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
<li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li>
<li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li>
<li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li>