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.
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.
