X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fcurs_get_wch.3x;fp=man%2Fcurs_get_wch.3x;h=26ff2d4c436a08a3d21ca26df17dd701b5c4e329;hb=46722468f47c2b77b3987729b4bcf2321cccfd01;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=c633e5103a29a38532cf1925257b91cea33fd090;p=ncurses.git diff --git a/man/curs_get_wch.3x b/man/curs_get_wch.3x new file mode 100644 index 00000000..26ff2d4c --- /dev/null +++ b/man/curs_get_wch.3x @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@ +.\"*************************************************************************** +.\" Copyright (c) 2002 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 * +.\" "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including * +.\" without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, * +.\" distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell * +.\" copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * +.\" furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * +.\" * +.\" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included * +.\" in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * +.\" * +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS * +.\" OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF * +.\" MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. * +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, * +.\" DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR * +.\" OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR * +.\" THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. * +.\" * +.\" Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright * +.\" holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the * +.\" sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written * +.\" authorization. * +.\"*************************************************************************** +.\" +.\" $Id: curs_get_wch.3x,v 1.3 2002/05/18 21:48:53 tom Exp $ +.TH curs_get_wch 3X "" +.SH NAME +\fBget_wch\fR, +\fBwget_wch\fR, +\fBmvget_wch\fR, +\fBmvwget_wch\fR, +\fBunget_wch\fR \- get (or push back) a wide character from curses terminal keyboard +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fB#include \fR +.sp +\fBint get_wch(win_t *\fR\fIwch\fR\fB);\fR +.br +\fBint wget_wch(WINDOW *\fR\fIwin\fR\fB, win_t *\fR\fIwch\fR\fB);\fR +.br +\fBint mvget_wch(int \fR\fIy\fR\fB, int \fR\fIx\fR\fB, win_t *\fR\fIwch\fR\fB);\fR +.br +\fBint mvwget_wch(WINDOW *\fR\fIwin\fR\fB, int \fR\fIy\fR\fB, int \fR\fIx\fR\fB, win_t *\fR\fIwch\fR\fB);\fR +.br +\fBint unget_wch(const wchar_t \fR\fIwch\fR\fB);\fR +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +\fBget_wch\fR, +\fBwget_wch\fR, +\fBmvget_wch\fR, and +\fBmvwget_wch\fR +functions read a character +from the terminal associated with the current or specified window. +In no-delay mode, +if no input is waiting, the value \fBERR\fR is returned. +In delay mode, +the program waits until the system passes text through to the program. +Depending on the setting of \fBcbreak\fR, +this is after one character (cbreak mode), +or after the first newline (nocbreak mode). +In half-delay mode, +the program waits until the user types a character or the specified +timeout interval has elapsed. + +Unless \fBnoecho\fR has been set, +these routines echo the character into the designated window. + +If the window is not a pad and has been moved or modified since the +last call to \fBwrefresh\fR, +\fBwrefresh\fR will be called before another character is read. + +If \fBkeypad\fR is enabled, +these functions respond to +the pressing of a function key by setting the object pointed to by +\fIwch\fR +to the corresponding +\fBKEY_\fR +value defined +in +\fB\fR +and returning +\fBKEY_CODE_YES\fR. +If a character (such as escape) that could be the +beginning of a function key is received, curses sets a timer. +If the remainder +of the sequence does arrive within the designated time, curses passes through +the character; otherwise, curses returns the function key value. +For this +reason, many terminals experience a delay between the time a user presses +the escape key and the time the escape is returned to the program. +.PP +The +\fBunget_wch\fR +function pushes the wide character +\fIwch\fR +back onto the head of the input queue, so the wide character +is returned by the next call to +\fBget_wch\fR. +The pushback of +one character is guaranteed. +If the program calls +\fBunget_wch\fR +too many times without an intervening call to +\fBget_wch\fR, +the operation may fail. +.SH NOTES +The header file +\fB\fR +automatically +includes the header file +\fB\fR. +.PP +Applications should not define the escape key by itself as a single-character +function. +.PP +When using +\fBget_wch\fR, +\fBwget_wch\fR, +\fBmvget_wch\fR, or +\fBmvwget_wch\fR, applications should +not use +\fBnocbreak\fR +mode and +\fBecho\fR +mode +at the same time. +Depending on the state of the tty driver when each character +is typed, the program may produce undesirable results. +.PP +All functions except \fBwget_wch\fR and \fBunget_wch\fR +may be macros. +.SH RETURN VALUES +When +\fBget_wch\fR, +\fBwget_wch\fR, +\fBmvget_wch\fR, and +\fBmvwget_wch\fR +functions successfully +report the pressing of a function key, they return +\fBKEY_CODE_YES\fR. +When they successfully report a wide character, they return +\fBOK\fR. +Otherwise, they return +\fBERR\fR. +.PP +Upon successful completion, +\fBunget_wch\fR +returns +\fBOK\fR. +Otherwise, the function returns +\fBERR\fR. +.SH SEE ALSO +\fBcurses\fR(3X), +\fBcurs_getch\fR(3X), +\fBcurs_ins_wch\fR(3X), +\fBcurs_inopts\fR(3X), +\fBcurs_move\fR(3X), +\fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X)