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curs_get_wstr(3X)                                                                          curs_get_wstr(3X)



NAME
       get_wstr, getn_wstr, wget_wstr, wgetn_wstr, mvget_wstr, mvgetn_wstr, mvwget_wstr, mvwgetn_wstr - get
       an array of wide characters from a curses terminal keyboard

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curses.h>

       int get_wstr(wint_t *wstr);
       int getn_wstr(wint_t *wstr, int n);
       int wget_wstr(WINDOW *win, wint_t *wstr);
       int wgetn_wstr(WINDOW *win, wint_t *wstr, int n);
       int mvget_wstr(int y, int x, wint_t *wstr);
       int mvgetn_wstr(int y, int x, wint_t *wstr, int n);
       int mvwget_wstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, wint_t *wstr);
       int mvwgetn_wstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, wint_t *wstr, int n);

DESCRIPTION
       The effect of get_wstr is as though a series of calls to get_wch were made, until  a  newline,  other
       end-of-line, or end-of-file condition is processed.  An end-of-file condition is represented by WEOF,
       as defined in <wchar.h>.  The newline and end-of-line conditions are represented by  the  \n  wchar_t
       value.   In all instances, the end of the string is terminated by a null wchar_t.  The routine places
       resulting values in the area pointed to by wstr.

       The user's erase and kill characters are interpreted.  If keypad mode is on for the window,  KEY_LEFT
       and KEY_BACKSPACE are both considered equivalent to the user's kill character.

       Characters input are echoed only if echo is currently on.  In that case, backspace is echoed as dele-tion deletion
       tion of the previous character (typically a left motion).

       The effect of wget_wstr is as though a series of calls to wget_wch were made.

       The effect of mvget_wstr is as though a call to move and then a series of calls to get_wch were made.

       The  effect  of  mvwget_wstr is as though a call to wmove and then a series of calls to wget_wch were
       made.

       The getn_wstr, mvgetn_wstr, mvwgetn_wstr, and wgetn_wstr functions are  identical  to  the  get_wstr,
       mvget_wstr, mvwget_wstr, and wget_wstr functions, respectively, except that the *n_* versions read at
       most n characters, letting the application prevent overflow of the input buffer.

NOTES
       Using get_wstr, mvget_wstr, mvwget_wstr, or wget_wstr to read a line that overflows the array pointed
       to by wstr causes undefined results.  The use of getn_wstr, mvgetn_wstr, mvwgetn_wstr, or wgetn_wstr,
       respectively, is recommended.

       These functions cannot return KEY_ values because there is no way to distinguish a KEY_ value from  a
       valid wchar_t value.

       All of these routines except wgetn_wstr may be macros.

RETURN VALUES
       All of these functions return OK upon successful completion.  Otherwise, they return ERR.

       Functions using a window parameter return an error if it is null.

              wgetn_wstr
                   returns an error if the associated call to wget_wch failed.

PORTABILITY
       These  functions  are described in The Single Unix Specification, Version 2.  No error conditions are
       defined.  This implementation returns ERR if the window  pointer  is  null,  or  if  the  lower-level
       wget_wch  call returns an ERR.  In the latter case, an ERR return without other data is treated as an
       end-of-file condition, and the returned array contains a WEOF followed by a null wchar_t.

       X/Open curses documents these functions to pass an array of wchar_t, but all of the vendors implement
       this using wint_t.

SEE ALSO
       Functions: curses(3X), curs_get_wch(3X), curs_getstr(3X).



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