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cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lcurses [ library .. ] #include <curses.h>int inwchstr(chtype *wchstr);
These routines return a string of type chtype, holding wchar_t characters, starting at the current cursor position in the named window and ending at the right margin of the window. The four functions with n as the last argument, return the string at most n wchar_t characters long. Constants defined in <curses.h> can be used with the logical AND (&) operator to extract the wchar_t character or the attribute alone from any position in the wchstr (see curs_inwch(3CURSES)).
All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and an integer value other than ERR upon successful completion.
See attributes(5) for a description of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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MT-Level | Unsafe |
The header file <curses.h> automatically includes the header files <stdio.h>, <unctrl.h> and <widec.h>.
Note that all routines except winwchnstr() may be macros.
None of these routines can use the color attribute in chtype.
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES