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Updated: July 2017
 
 

win_wch(3XCURSES)

Name

in_wch, mvin_wch, mvwin_wch, win_wch - retrieve a complex character (with rendition)

Synopsis

cc [ flag... ] file... –I /usr/xpg4/include –L /usr/xpg4/lib \
–R /usr/xpg4/lib –lcurses [ library... ]

c89 [ flag... ] file... –lcurses [ library... ]

#include <curses.h>

int in_wch(cchar_t *wcval);
int mvin_wch(int y, int x, cchar_t *wcval);
int mvwin_wch(WINDOW *win, inty, cchar_t *wcval);
int win_wch(WINDOW *win, cchar_t *wcval);

Description

The in_wch() and win_wch() functions retrieve the complex character and its rendition located at the current cursor position of the stdscr window and window win, respectively. The mvin_wch () and mvwin_wch() functions retrieve the complex character and its rendition located at the position indicated by the x (column) and y (row) parameters (the former in the stdscr window; the latter in window win).

All these functions store the retrieved character and its rendition in the object pointed to by wcval.

Parameters

wcval

Is a pointer to an object that can store a complex character and its rendition.

y

Is the y (row) coordinate of the position of the character to be returned.

x

Is the x (column) coordinate of the position of the character to be returned.

win

Is a pointer to the window that contains the character to be returned.

Return Values

On success, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.

Errors

None.

Attributes

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPE
ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability
Committed
MT-Level
Unsafe
Standard

See Also

add_wch(3XCURSES), inch(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)