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39 <H1>curs_get_wch 3x</H1>
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50 <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG> - get
51 (or push back) a wide character from curses terminal key-
56 <H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
57 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>
59 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>get_wch(wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
60 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wget_wch(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
61 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvget_wch(int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
62 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwget_wch(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
63 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>unget_wch(const</STRONG> <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG> <EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
67 <H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
68 The <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wch</STRONG>, and <STRONG>mvwget_wch</STRONG> functions
69 read a character from the terminal associated with the
70 current or specified window. In no-delay mode, if no
71 input is waiting, the value <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> is returned. In delay
72 mode, the program waits until the system passes text
73 through to the program. Depending on the setting of
74 <STRONG>cbreak</STRONG>, this is after one character (cbreak mode), or
75 after the first newline (nocbreak mode). In half-delay
76 mode, the program waits until the user types a character
77 or the specified timeout interval has elapsed.
79 Unless <STRONG>noecho</STRONG> has been set, these routines echo the char-
80 acter into the designated window.
82 If the window is not a pad and has been moved or modified
83 since the last call to <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG> will be called
84 before another character is read.
86 If <STRONG>keypad</STRONG> is enabled, these functions respond to the
87 pressing of a function key by setting the object pointed
88 to by <EM>wch</EM> to the corresponding <STRONG>KEY_</STRONG> value defined in
89 <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG> and returning <STRONG>KEY_CODE_YES</STRONG>. If a character
90 (such as escape) that could be the beginning of a function
91 key is received, curses sets a timer. If the remainder of
92 the sequence does arrive within the designated time,
93 curses passes through the character; otherwise, curses
94 returns the function key value. For this reason, many
95 terminals experience a delay between the time a user
96 presses the escape key and the time the escape is returned
99 The <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG> function pushes the wide character <EM>wch</EM> back
100 onto the head of the input queue, so the wide character is
101 returned by the next call to <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>. The pushback of one
102 character is guaranteed. If the program calls <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG>
103 too many times without an intervening call to <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, the
109 The header file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG> automatically includes the
110 header file <STRONG><stdio.h></STRONG>.
112 Applications should not define the escape key by itself as
113 a single-character function.
115 When using <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wch</STRONG>, or <STRONG>mvwget_wch</STRONG>,
116 applications should not use <STRONG>nocbreak</STRONG> mode and <STRONG>echo</STRONG> mode at
117 the same time. Depending on the state of the tty driver
118 when each character is typed, the program may produce
121 All functions except <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG> and <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG> may be macros.
125 <H2>RETURN VALUES</H2><PRE>
126 When <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wch</STRONG>, and <STRONG>mvwget_wch</STRONG> func-
127 tions successfully report the pressing of a function key,
128 they return <STRONG>KEY_CODE_YES</STRONG>. When they successfully report a
129 wide character, they return <STRONG>OK</STRONG>. Otherwise, they return
130 <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.
132 Upon successful completion, <STRONG>unget_wch</STRONG> returns <STRONG>OK</STRONG>. Other-
133 wise, the function returns <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.
135 Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor move-
136 ment using <STRONG>wmove</STRONG>, and return an error if the position is
137 outside the window, or if the window pointer is null.
141 <H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
142 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_getch.3x.html">curs_getch(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_ins_wch.3x.html">curs_ins_wch(3x)</A></STRONG>,
143 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_inopts.3x.html">curs_inopts(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_move.3x.html">curs_move(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">curs_refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>
147 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_get_wch.3x.html">curs_get_wch(3x)</A></STRONG>
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