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<STRONG><A HREF="curs_instr.3x.html">curs_instr(3x)</A></STRONG> Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="curs_instr.3x.html">curs_instr(3x)</A></STRONG>
<STRONG>o</STRONG> if the <EM>chstr</EM> parameter is null.
- 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.
+ Functions prefixed with "mv" first perform cursor movement and fail if
+ the position (<EM>y</EM>, <EM>x</EM>) is outside the window boundaries.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
All routines except <STRONG>winnstr</STRONG> may be macros.
- Reading a line that overflows the array pointed to by <EM>str</EM> with <STRONG>instr</STRONG>,
- <STRONG>mvinstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwinstr</STRONG> or <STRONG>winstr</STRONG> causes undefined results. Therefore, the
+ Reading a line that overflows the array pointed to by <EM>str</EM> with <STRONG>instr</STRONG>,
+ <STRONG>mvinstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwinstr</STRONG> or <STRONG>winstr</STRONG> causes undefined results. Therefore, the
use of <STRONG>innstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvinnstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwinnstr</STRONG>, or <STRONG>winnstr</STRONG> is recommended.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- SVr4 does not document whether a length limit includes or excludes the
+ SVr4 does not document whether a length limit includes or excludes the
trailing NUL.
- The <EM>ncurses</EM> library extends the XSI description by allowing a negative
- value for <EM>n</EM>. In this case, the functions return the string ending at
- the right margin.
+ The <EM>ncurses</EM> library extends the X/Open Curses description by allowing a
+ negative value for <EM>n</EM>. In this case, the functions return the string
+ ending at the right margin.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_inch.3x.html">curs_inch(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_inchstr.3x.html">curs_inchstr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_inwstr.3x.html">curs_inwstr(3x)</A></STRONG>,
- <STRONG><A HREF="curs_in_wchstr.3x.html">curs_in_wchstr(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_ins_wstr.3x.html">curs_ins_wstr(3x)</A></STRONG> describes comparable functions of the <EM>ncurses</EM> library
+ in its wide-character configuration (<EM>ncursesw</EM>).
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_inch.3x.html">curs_inch(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_inchstr.3x.html">curs_inchstr(3x)</A></STRONG>
-ncurses 6.4 2024-03-16 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_instr.3x.html">curs_instr(3x)</A></STRONG>
+
+ncurses 6.4 2024-04-20 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_instr.3x.html">curs_instr(3x)</A></STRONG>
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