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curs_get_wch(3)						       curs_get_wch(3)

NAME
       curs_get_wch, get_wch, wget_wch, mvget_wch, mvwget_wch, unget_wch - Get
       (or push back) a wide character from Curses terminal keyboard

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curses.h>

       int get_wch(
	       win_t *wch ); int wget_wch(
	       WINDOW *win,
	       win_t *wch ); int mvget_wch(
	       int y,
	       int x,
	       win_t *wch ); int mvwget_wch(
	       WINDOW *win,
	       int y,
	       int x,
	       win_t *wch ); int unget_wch(
	       const wchar_t wch );

LIBRARY
       Curses Library (libcurses)

STANDARDS
       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry	 stan‐
       dards as follows:

       get_wch, wget_wch, mvget_wch, mvwget_wch, unget_wch:  XCURSES4.2

       Refer  to  the  standards(5)  reference page for more information about
       industry standards and associated tags.

DESCRIPTION
       The get_wch, wget_wch, mvget_wch, and mvwget_wch functions read a char‐
       acter  from  the terminal associated with the current or specified win‐
       dow. In no-delay mode, if no input is waiting, these  functions	return
       ERR.   In  delay	 mode,	the program waits until the system passes text
       through to the program. Depending on the setting of cbreak, the program
       waits  until  it	 receives  one character (in cbreak mode) or the first
       newline (in nocbreak mode). In half-delay mode, the program waits until
       the  user  types	 a  character  or  the	specified timeout interval has
       elapsed. Unless noecho has been set, these routines echo the  character
       into the designated window.

       If  the	window	is  not a pad and has been moved or modified since the
       last call to wrefresh, wrefresh is called before another	 character  is
       read.

       If  keypad  is  enabled,	 these	functions respond to the pressing of a
       function key by setting the object pointed to by wch to the correspond‐
       ing  KEY_  value defined in <curses.h> and returning KEY_CODE_YES. If a
       character (such as escape) that could be the beginning  of  a  function
       key  is received, Curses sets a timer. If the remainder of the sequence
       does arrive within the designated time, Curses passes through the char‐
       acter;  otherwise, Curses returns the function key value. For this rea‐
       son, many terminals experience a delay between the time a user  presses
       the escape key and the time the escape is returned to the program.

       The unget_wch function pushes the wide character wch back onto the head
       of the input queue, so the wide character is returned by the next  call
       to get_wch. The pushback of one character is guaranteed. If the program
       calls unget_wch too many times without an intervening call to  get_wch,
       the operation may fail.

   Function Keys
       The  following function keys, defined in <curses.h>, may be returned by
       get_wch and related functions if keypad has been enabled. Note  that  a
       particular  terminal  may  not  support	all of these function keys. In
       other words, the routines do not return a function key if the  terminal
       does not transmit a unique code when the key is pressed or if the defi‐
       nition for the key is not present in the terminfo database,

       ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       Name		 Key name
       ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       KEY_BREAK	 Break key
			 The four arrow keys
       KEY_DOWN
       KEY_UP
       KEY_LEFT
       KEY_RIGHT

       KEY_HOME		 Home key (upward+left arrow)
       KEY_BACKSPACE	 Backspace
       KEY_F0		 Function keys; space for 64 keys is reserved.
       KEY_F(n)		 For 0 <= n <= 63
       KEY_DL		 Delete line
       KEY_IL		 Insert line
       KEY_DC		 Delete character
       KEY_IC		 Insert char or enter insert mode
       KEY_EIC		 Exit insert char mode
       KEY_CLEAR	 Clear screen
       KEY_EOS		 Clear to end-of-screen
       KEY_EOL		 Clear to end-of-line
       KEY_SF		 Scroll one line forward
       KEY_SR		 Scroll one line backward (in reverse)
       KEY_NPAGE	 Next page
       KEY_PPAGE	 Previous page
       KEY_STAB		 Set tab
       KEY_CTAB		 Clear tab
       KEY_CATAB	 Clear all tabs
       KEY_ENTER	 Enter or send
       KEY_SRESET	 Soft (partial) reset
       KEY_RESET	 Reset or hard reset
       KEY_PRINT	 Print or copy
       KEY_LL		 Home down or bottom (lower left). The keypad is  arranged
			 like this:

			 A1    up    A3
			 left  B2    right
			 C1    down  C3

       KEY_A1		 Upper left of keypad
       KEY_A3		 Upper right of keypad
       KEY_B2		 Center of keypad
       KEY_C1		 Lower left of keypad
       KEY_C3		 Lower right of keypad
       KEY_BTAB		 Back tab key
       KEY_BEG		 Beg(inning) key
       KEY_CANCEL	 Cancel key
       KEY_CLOSE	 Close key
       KEY_COMMAND	 Cmd (command) key
       KEY_COPY		 Copy key
       KEY_CREATE	 Create key
       KEY_END		 End key
       KEY_EXIT		 Exit key
       KEY_FIND		 Find key

       KEY_HELP		 Help key
       KEY_MARK		 Mark key
       KEY_MESSAGE	 Message key
       KEY_MOVE		 Move key
       KEY_NEXT		 Next object key
       KEY_OPEN		 Open key
       KEY_OPTIONS	 Options key
       KEY_PREVIOUS	 Previous object key
       KEY_REDO		 Redo key
       KEY_REFERENCE	 Ref(erence) key
       KEY_REFRESH	 Refresh key
       KEY_REPLACE	 Replace key
       KEY_RESTART	 Restart key
       KEY_RESUME	 Resume key
       KEY_SAVE		 Save key
       KEY_SBEG		 Shifted beginning key
       KEY_SCANCEL	 Shifted cancel key
       KEY_SCOMMAND	 Shifted command key
       KEY_SCOPY	 Shifted copy key
       KEY_SCREATE	 Shifted create key
       KEY_SDC		 Shifted delete character key
       KEY_SDL		 Shifted delete line key
       KEY_SELECT	 Select key
       KEY_SEND		 Shifted end key
       KEY_SEOL		 Shifted clear line key
       KEY_SEXIT	 Shifted exit key
       KEY_SFIND	 Shifted find key
       KEY_SHELP	 Shifted help key
       KEY_SHOME	 Shifted home key
       KEY_SIC		 Shifted input key
       KEY_SLEFT	 Shifted left-arrow key
       KEY_SMESSAGE	 Shifted message key
       KEY_SMOVE	 Shifted move key
       KEY_SNEXT	 Shifted next key
       KEY_SOPTIONS	 Shifted options key
       KEY_SPREVIOUS	 Shifted previous key
       KEY_SPRINT	 Shifted print key
       KEY_SREDO	 Shifted redo key
       KEY_SREPLACE	 Shifted replace key
       KEY_SRIGHT	 Shifted right-arrow key
       KEY_SRSUME	 Shifted resume key
       KEY_SSAVE	 Shifted save key
       KEY_SSUSPEND	 Shifted suspend key
       KEY_SUNDO	 Shifted undo key
       KEY_SUSPEND	 Suspend key
       KEY_UNDO		 Undo key
       ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

NOTES
       The  header  file  <curses.h>  automatically  includes  the header file
       <stdio.h>.

       Applications should not define the escape key by itself	as  a  single-
       character function.

       When  using  get_wch,  wget_wch, mvget_wch, or mvwget_wch, applications
       should not use nocbreak mode and echo mode at the same time.  Depending
       on  the	state of the tty driver when each character is typed, the pro‐
       gram may produce undesirable results.

       Note that get_wch, mvget_wch, and mvwget_wch may be macros.

RETURN VALUES
       When get_wch, wget_wch, mvget_wch, and  mvwget_wch  functions  success‐
       fully  report the pressing of a function key, they return KEY_CODE_YES.
       When they successfully report a wide character, they return OK.	Other‐
       wise, they return ERR.

       Upon  successful completion, unget_wch returns OK. Otherwise, the func‐
       tion returns ERR.

SEE ALSO
       Functions: curses(3),  curs_ins_wch(3),	curs_inopts(3),	 curs_move(3),
       curs_refresh(3)

       Others: standards(5)

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