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In this implementation, these functions return an error if the window
pointer is null, or if its timeout expires without having any data.
- This implementation provides an extension as well. If a SIGWINCH in-
+ This implementation provides an extension as well. If a <STRONG>SIGWINCH</STRONG> in-
terrupts the function, it will return <STRONG>KEY_RESIZE</STRONG> rather than <STRONG>OK</STRONG> or <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.
Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.
They read single-byte characters only. The standard does not define
- any error conditions. This implementation returns ERR if the window
- pointer is null, or if the lower-level <STRONG><A HREF="curs_getch.3x.html">wgetch(3x)</A></STRONG> call returns an ERR.
+ any error conditions. This implementation returns <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> if the window
+ pointer is null, or if the lower-level <STRONG><A HREF="curs_getch.3x.html">wgetch(3x)</A></STRONG> call returns an <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.
SVr3 and early SVr4 curses implementations did not reject function
keys; the SVr4.0 documentation claimed that "special keys" (such as