.\" authorization. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_get_wstr.3x,v 1.46 2024/04/13 22:14:06 tom Exp $
-.TH curs_get_wstr 3X 2024-04-13 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
+.\" $Id: curs_get_wstr.3x,v 1.50 2024/05/25 20:10:58 tom Exp $
+.TH curs_get_wstr 3X 2024-05-25 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
.ie \n(.g \{\
.ds `` \(lq
.ds '' \(rq
X/Open defines no error conditions.
.PP
In this implementation,
-these functions return an error
+these functions return
+.B ERR
.bP
if the window pointer is null,
.bP
\fBwget_wch\fP
failed.
.PP
-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.
+Functions prefixed with \*(``mv\*('' first perform cursor movement and
+fail if the position
+.RI ( y ,
+.IR x )
+is outside the window boundaries.
.SH NOTES
Any of these functions other than
\fBwgetn_wstr\fP