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curs_instr(3)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	    curs_instr(3)

NAME
     instr, innstr, winstr, winnstr, mvinstr, mvinnstr, mvwinstr,
     mvwinnstr - get a string of characters from a curses window

SYNOPSIS
     #include <curses.h>

     int instr(char *str);
     int innstr(char *str, int n);
     int winstr(WINDOW *win, char *str);
     int winnstr(WINDOW *win, char *str, int n);
     int mvinstr(int y, int x, char *str);
     int mvinnstr(int y, int x, char *str, int n);
     int mvwinstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);
     int mvwinnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str, int n);

DESCRIPTION
     These routines return a string of characters in str,
     extracted starting at the current cursor position in the
     named window. Attributes are stripped from the characters.
     The four functions with n as the last argument return a
     leading substring at most n characters long (exclusive of
     the trailing NUL).

RETURN VALUE
     All of the functions return ERR upon failure, or the number
     of characters actually read into the string.

     X/Open defines no error conditions. In this implementation,
     if the window parameter is null or the str parameter is
     null, a zero is returned.

NOTES
     Note that all routines except winnstr may be macros.

PORTABILITY
     SVr4 does not document whether a length limit includes or
     excludes the trailing NUL.

     The ncurses library extends the XSI description by allowing
     a negative value for n. In this case, the functions return
     the string ending at the right margin.

SEE ALSO
     curses(3).

MirOS BSD #10-current	Printed 18.8.2011			1

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