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scanw, wscanw, mvscanw, mvwscanw, vwscanw
The scanw set of routines is used to perform a formatted read from a
window.
Syntax
#include <curses.h>
int scanw(char *fmt [,arg...]);
int wscanw(WINDOW *win, char *fmt [,arg...]);
int mvscanw(int y, int x, char *fmt[,arg...]);
int mvwscanw(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *fmt[,arg...])
#include <stdargs.h>
vwscanw(WINDOW *win, char *fmt, va_list arglist);
Parameters
fmt [,arg...] A vwscanw() format string, where arg is zero or
more arguments used to satisfy the scanf() string.
fmt, arglist A vscan() format string, where arglist is a pointer
to zero or more arguments used to satisfy the
scanf() string.
win A pointer to the window in which the character is
to be read.
x The x (column) coordinate of the position of the
character to be read.
y The y (row) coordinate of the position of the
character to be read.
Return Values
OK Successful completion.
ERR An error occurred.
Description
These routines are functionally equivalent to scanf(). Characters are
read from the window using wgetstr(). When a newline is received, the
line is processed by scanw(), which places the result in the appropriate
args.
With scanw() and wscanw(), the characters are read from stdscr and win,
respectively. The mvscanw() and mvwscanw() routines position the cursor
in the window and then call scanw(). The vwscanw() routine reads from
the window using the stdargs variable list.
Implementation Considerations
The scanw(), wscanw(), mvscanw(), and mvwscanw() routines are identical
to XPG/3. The vwscanw() routine is a UNIX System V implementation.
See Also
wgetstr()
Portability
The scanw(), wscanw(), mvscanw(), and mvwscanw() routines conform to
HP-UX, UNIX System V and XPG/3. The vwscanw() routine conforms to UNIX
System V.