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#include <curses.h>char *keyname(int c);
The keyname() function returns a string pointer to the key name. Make a duplicate copy of the returned string if you plan to modify it.
The key_name() function is similar except that it accepts a wide character key name.
The following table shows the format of the key name based on the input.
Input | Format of Key Name |
Visible character | The same character |
Control character | ^X |
Meta-character (keyname() only) | M-X |
Key value defined in <curses.h> (keyname() only) | KEY_name |
None of the above | UNKNOWN KEY |
In the preceding table, X can be either a visible character with the high bit cleared or a control character.
On success, these functions return a pointer to the string used as the key's name. Otherwise, they return a null pointer.
None.
NAME | SYNOPSIS | PARAMETERS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUES | ERRORS | SEE ALSO