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curs_get_wch

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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 standards as follows:

get_wch, wget_wch, mvget_wch, mvwget_wch, unget_wch:  XPG4-UNIX

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 character from the terminal associated with the current or specified window. 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 corresponding 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 character; otherwise, Curses returns the function key value. For this reason, 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 definition for the key is not present in the terminfo database,


NameKey name

KEY_BREAKBreak key

KEY_DOWN
KEY_UP
KEY_LEFT
KEY_RIGHT

The four arrow keys
KEY_HOMEHome key (upward+left arrow)
KEY_BACKSPACEBackspace
KEY_F0Function keys; space for 64 keys is reserved.
KEY_F(n)For 0 <= n <= 63
KEY_DLDelete line
KEY_ILInsert line
KEY_DCDelete character
KEY_ICInsert char or enter insert mode
KEY_EICExit insert char mode
KEY_CLEARClear screen
KEY_EOSClear to end-of-screen
KEY_EOLClear to end-of-line
KEY_SFScroll one line forward
KEY_SRScroll one line backward (in reverse)
KEY_NPAGENext page
KEY_PPAGEPrevious page
KEY_STABSet tab
KEY_CTABClear tab
KEY_CATABClear all tabs
KEY_ENTEREnter or send
KEY_SRESETSoft (partial) reset
KEY_RESETReset or hard reset
KEY_PRINTPrint 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_A1Upper left of keypad
KEY_A3Upper right of keypad
KEY_B2Center of keypad
KEY_C1Lower left of keypad
KEY_C3Lower right of keypad
KEY_BTABBack tab key
KEY_BEGBeg(inning) key
KEY_CANCELCancel key
KEY_CLOSEClose key
KEY_COMMANDCmd (command) key
KEY_COPYCopy key
KEY_CREATECreate key
KEY_ENDEnd key
KEY_EXITExit key
KEY_FINDFind key
KEY_HELPHelp key
KEY_MARKMark key
KEY_MESSAGEMessage key
KEY_MOVEMove key
KEY_NEXTNext object key
KEY_OPENOpen key
KEY_OPTIONSOptions key
KEY_PREVIOUSPrevious object key
KEY_REDORedo key
KEY_REFERENCERef(erence) key
KEY_REFRESHRefresh key
KEY_REPLACEReplace key
KEY_RESTARTRestart key
KEY_RESUMEResume key
KEY_SAVESave key
KEY_SBEGShifted beginning key
KEY_SCANCELShifted cancel key
KEY_SCOMMANDShifted command key
KEY_SCOPYShifted copy key
KEY_SCREATEShifted create key
KEY_SDCShifted delete character key
KEY_SDLShifted delete line key
KEY_SELECTSelect key
KEY_SENDShifted end key
KEY_SEOLShifted clear line key
KEY_SEXITShifted exit key
KEY_SFINDShifted find key
KEY_SHELPShifted help key
KEY_SHOMEShifted home key
KEY_SICShifted input key
KEY_SLEFTShifted left-arrow key
KEY_SMESSAGEShifted message key
KEY_SMOVEShifted move key
KEY_SNEXTShifted next key
KEY_SOPTIONSShifted options key
KEY_SPREVIOUSShifted previous key
KEY_SPRINTShifted print key
KEY_SREDOShifted redo key
KEY_SREPLACEShifted replace key
KEY_SRIGHTShifted right-arrow key
KEY_SRSUMEShifted resume key
KEY_SSAVEShifted save key
KEY_SSUSPENDShifted suspend key
KEY_SUNDOShifted undo key
KEY_SUSPENDSuspend key
KEY_UNDOUndo 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 program 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 successfully report the pressing of a function key, they return KEY_CODE_YES. When they successfully report a wide character, they return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.

Upon successful completion, unget_wch returns OK. Otherwise, the function returns ERR.
 

SEE ALSO

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

Others: standards(5)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
LIBRARY
STANDARDS
DESCRIPTION
Function Keys
NOTES
RETURN VALUES
SEE ALSO

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