instr - get a string from a curses window

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  RETURN VALUE  NOTES  PORTABILITY  SEE ALSO 

NAME

instr, innstr, winstr, winnstr, mvinstr, mvinnstr, mvwinstr, mvwinnstr − get a string 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, 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). Transfer stops at the end of the current line, or when n characters have been stored at the location referenced by str.

RETURN VALUE

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

X/Open Curses defines no error conditions. This implementation returns an error

if the win parameter is null or

if the chstr parameter is null.

Functions with a “mv” prefix first perform a cursor movement using wmove, and return an error if the position is outside the window, or if the window pointer is null.

NOTES

All routines except winnstr may be macros.

Reading a line that overflows the array pointed to by str with instr, mvinstr, mvwinstr or winstr causes undefined results. Therefore, the use of innstr, mvinnstr, mvwinnstr, or winnstr is recommended.

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(3X), curs_inch(3X), curs_inchstr(3X), curs_inwstr(3X), curs_in_wchstr(3X)


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