getchar(3STDC)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | API RESTRICTIONS | DESCRIPTION | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | RETURN VALUES

NAME

getchar- get character from the standard input channel

SYNOPSIS

$(OS_DIR)/lib/libc.a
#include <stdio.h>

int getchar(void);

API RESTRICTIONS

The function or functions documented here may not be used safely in all application contexts with all APIs provided in the ChorusOS 5.0 product.

See API(5FEA) for details.

DESCRIPTION

The getchar() function returns the next character (byte) from the standard input channel, which is operating-system dependent. On systems where stdin has a meaning, getc(3STDC) is part of the library, and getchar() is a macro defined as getc(stdin).

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability	Evolving

SEE ALSO

getc(3STDC)

RETURN VALUES

This function returns the constant EOF at end-of-input (if the system supports this abstraction) or upon detecting an error.

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