.\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2020,2021 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2017 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 *
.\" authorization. *
.\"***************************************************************************
.\"
-.\" $Id: curs_instr.3x,v 1.18 2017/11/18 23:47:37 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_instr.3x,v 1.24 2021/12/25 21:41:58 tom Exp $
.TH curs_instr 3X ""
.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
.el .ds `` ``
.el .IP \(bu 2
..
.SH NAME
-\fBinstr\fR,
-\fBinnstr\fR,
-\fBwinstr\fR,
-\fBwinnstr\fR,
-\fBmvinstr\fR,
-\fBmvinnstr\fR,
-\fBmvwinstr\fR,
-\fBmvwinnstr\fR \- get a string of characters from a \fBcurses\fR window
+\fBinstr\fP,
+\fBinnstr\fP,
+\fBwinstr\fP,
+\fBwinnstr\fP,
+\fBmvinstr\fP,
+\fBmvinnstr\fP,
+\fBmvwinstr\fP,
+\fBmvwinnstr\fP \- get a string of characters from a \fBcurses\fP window
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <curses.h>\fR
+\fB#include <curses.h>\fP
.sp
-\fBint instr(char *str);\fR
+\fBint instr(char *\fP\fIstr\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-\fBint innstr(char *str, int n);\fR
+\fBint innstr(char *\fP\fIstr\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-\fBint winstr(WINDOW *win, char *str);\fR
+\fBint winstr(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, char *\fP\fIstr\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-\fBint winnstr(WINDOW *win, char *str, int n);\fR
-.br
-\fBint mvinstr(int y, int x, char *str);\fR
+\fBint winnstr(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, char *\fP\fIstr\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB);\fP
+.sp
+\fBint mvinstr(int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB, char *\fP\fIstr\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-\fBint mvinnstr(int y, int x, char *str, int n);\fR
+\fBint mvinnstr(int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB, char *\fP\fIstr\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-\fBint mvwinstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);\fR
+\fBint mvwinstr(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB, char *\fP\fIstr\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-\fBint mvwinnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str, int n);\fR
+\fBint mvwinnstr(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB, char *\fP\fIstr\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB);\fP
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
-These routines return a string of characters in \fIstr\fR, extracted starting
+These routines return a string of characters in \fIstr\fP, extracted starting
at the current cursor position in the named window.
-Attributes are stripped from the characters. The four
-functions with \fIn\fR as the last argument return a leading substring at most
-\fIn\fR characters long (exclusive of the trailing NUL).
+Attributes are stripped from the characters.
+The four
+functions with \fIn\fP as the last argument return a leading substring at most
+\fIn\fP characters long (exclusive of the trailing NUL).
.SH RETURN VALUE
-All of the functions return \fBERR\fR upon failure,
+All of the functions return \fBERR\fP upon failure,
or the number of characters actually read into the string.
.PP
X/Open Curses defines no error conditions.
\fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window,
or if the window pointer is null.
.SH NOTES
-Note that all routines except \fBwinnstr\fR may be macros.
+Note that all routines except \fBwinnstr\fP may be macros.
.SH PORTABILITY
SVr4 does not
document whether a length limit includes or excludes the trailing NUL.
.PP
The ncurses library extends the XSI description by allowing a negative
-value for \fIn\fR.
+value for \fIn\fP.
In this case, the functions return the string ending at the right margin.
.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X).
+\fBcurses\fP(3X).