inch.3x (2010 09)

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inch(3X) inch(3X)
(CURSES)
NAME
inch, mvinch, mvwinch, winch — input a single-byte character and rendition from a window
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
chtype inch(void);
chtype mvinch(int y, int x);
chtype mvwinch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);
chtype winch(WINDOW *win);
DESCRIPTION
These functions return the character and rendition, of type chtype, at the current or specified position in
the current or specified window.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the functions return the specified character and rendition. Otherwise, they
return (chtype)ERR.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
APPLICATION USAGE
These functions are only guaranteed to operate reliably on character sets in which each character fits into
a single byte, whose attributes can be expressed using only constants with the A_ prefix.
SEE ALSO
<curses.h>.
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 2.
X/Open Curses, Issue 4
The entry is rewritten for clarity. The argument list for the
inch() function is explicitly declared as
void.
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