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The erasechar routine is used to return the current ERASE character.

Syntax

   #include <curses.h>



   char erasechar();

Return Values

The terminal's current ERASE character is returned.

Description

The erasechar() routine returns the user's choice of ERASE character from the tty driver. This character is used to delete the previous character during keyboard input. The returned value can be used when including deletion capability in interactive programs.

Implementation Considerations

Identical to XPG/3

See Also

wgetnstr()

Portability

HP-UX, UNIX System V, XPG/3

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