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cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lcurses [ library ... ] #include <curses.h>int inchstr(chtype *chstr);
With these routines, a string of type chtype, starting at the current cursor position in the named window and ending at the right margin of the window, is returned. The four functions with n as the last argument, return the string at most n characters long. Constants defined in <curses.h> can be used with the & (logical AND) operator to extract the character or the attribute alone from any position in the chstr (see curs_inch(3CURSES)).
All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and an integer value other than ERR upon successful completion.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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MT-Level | Unsafe |
The header <curses.h> automatically includes the headers <stdio.h> and <unctrl.h>.
Note that all routines except winchnstr() may be macros.
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUES | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES