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+.\" $Id: curs_getcchar.3x,v 1.12 2009/07/18 16:10:56 tom Exp $
.TH curs_getcchar 3X ""
.SH NAME
\fBgetcchar\fP,
-
The wide-character string pointed to by \fIwch\fP.
The string must be L'\\0' terminated,
-contain at most one character with strictly positive width,
-which must be the first,
-and contain no characters of negative width.
+contain at most one spacing character,
+which must be the first.
+.IP
+Up to \fBCCHARW_MAX\fP-1 nonspacing characters may follow.
+Additional nonspacing characters are ignored.
+.IP
+The string may contain a single control character instead.
+In that case, no nonspacing characters are allowed.
.SH NOTES
.PP
The \fIopts\fP argument is reserved for future use.
.PP
When \fIwch\fP is a null pointer,
\fBgetcchar\fP returns the number of wide characters referenced by
-\fIwcval\fP.
+\fIwcval\fP,
+including one for a trailing null.
.PP
When \fIwch\fP is not a null pointer,
\fBgetcchar\fP returns \fBOK\fP upon successful completion,