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curs_getwch(3CURSES)	   Curses Library Functions	  curs_getwch(3CURSES)

NAME
       curs_getwch,  getwch,  wgetwch, mvgetwch, mvwgetwch, ungetwch - get (or
       push back) wchar_t characters from curses terminal keyboard

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lcurses [ library .. ]
       #include <curses.h>

       int getwch(void);

       int wgetwch(WINDOW *win);

       int mvgetwch(int y, int x);

       int mvwgetwch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);

       int ungetwch(int wch);

DESCRIPTION
       The  getwch(), wgetwch(), mvgetwch(), and mvwgetwch() routines read  an
       EUC  character  from the terminal associated with the window, transform
       it into a wchar_t character, and return a  wchar_t  character.  In  no-
       delay mode, if no input is waiting, the value ERR is returned. In delay
       mode, the program waits until the system passes	text  through  to  the
       program. Depending on the setting of  cbreak, this is after one charac‐
       ter ( cbreak mode ), or after the first newline (nocbreak  mode	).  In
       half-delay  mode,  the  program waits until a character is typed or the
       specified timeout has been reached. Unless  noecho has  been  set,  the
       character will also be echoed into the designated window.

       If the window is not a pad, and it has been moved or modified since the
       last call to wrefresh(3CURSES), wrefresh will be called before  another
       character is read.

       If  keypad  is  TRUE, and a function key is pressed, the token for that
       function key is returned instead of the raw characters. Possible	 func‐
       tion  keys are defined in <curses.h> with integers beginning with 0401,
       whose names begin with KEY_. If a character that could be the beginning
       of a function key (such as escape) is received,	curses(3CURSES) sets a
       timer. If the remainder of the sequence does not	 come  in  within  the
       designated  time, the character is passed through; otherwise, the func‐
       tion key value is returned. For this reason, many terminals  experience
       a  delay	 between the time a user presses the escape key and the escape
       is returned to the program.

       The ungetwch() routine places wch back  onto  the  input	 queue	to  be
       returned by the next call to wgetwch().

   Function Keys
       The  following function keys, defined in	 <curses.h>, might be returned
       by  getwch() if	keypad has been enabled. Note that not	all  of	 these
       may  be	supported  on  a  particular terminal if the terminal does not
       transmit a unique code when the key is pressed or if the definition for
       the key is not present in the  terminfo(4) database.

       ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
       │	   Name				  Key name	       │
       ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
       │KEY_BREAK		      Break key			       │
       │KEY_DOWN		      The four arrow keys ...	       │
       │KEY_UP							       │
       │KEY_LEFT						       │
       │KEY_RIGHT						       │
       │KEY_HOME		      Home key (upward+left arrow)     │
       │KEY_BACKSPACE		      Backspace			       │
       │KEY_F0			      Function keys; space for 64 keys │
       │			      is reserved.		       │
       │KEY_F(n)		      For 0 ≤ n ≤ 63		       │
       │KEY_DL			      Delete line		       │
       │KEY_IL			      Insert line		       │
       │KEY_DC			      Delete character		       │
       │KEY_IC			      Insert char or enter insert mode │
       │KEY_EIC			      Exit insert char mode	       │
       │KEY_CLEAR		      Clear screen		       │
       │KEY_EOS			      Clear to end of screen	       │
       │KEY_EOL			      Clear to end of line	       │
       │KEY_SF			      Scroll 1 line forward	       │
       │ KEY_SR			      Scroll 1 line backward (reverse) │
       │KEY_NPAGE		      Next page			       │
       │KEY_PPAGE		      Previous page		       │
       │KEY_STAB		      Set tab			       │
       │KEY_CTAB		      Clear tab			       │
       │KEY_CATAB		      Clear all tabs		       │
       │KEY_ENTER		      Enter or send		       │
       │KEY_SRESET		      Soft (partial) reset	       │
       │KEY_RESET		      Reset or hard reset	       │
       │KEY_PRINT		      Print or copy		       │
       │KEY_LL			      Home  down  or   bottom	(lower │
       │			      left).  Keypad  is arranged like │
       │			      this:	 A1 up	  A3	  left │
       │			      B2   right      C1   down	  C3   │
       │KEY_A1			      Upper left of keypad	       │
       │KEY_A3			      Upper right of keypad	       │
       │KEY_B2			      Center of keypad		       │
       │KEY_C1			      Lower left of keypad	       │
       │KEY_C3			      Lower right of keypad	       │
       │KEY_BTAB		      Back tab key		       │
       │KEY_BEG			      Beg(inning) key		       │
       │KEY_CANCEL		      Cancel key		       │
       │KEY_CLOSE		      Close key			       │
       │KEY_COMMAND		      Cmd (command) key		       │
       │KEY_COPY		      Copy key			       │
       │KEY_CREATE		      Create key		       │
       │KEY_END			      End key			       │
       │KEY_EXIT		      Exit key			       │
       │KEY_FIND		      Find key			       │
       │KEY_HELP		      Help key			       │
       │KEY_MARK		      Mark key			       │
       │KEY_MESSAGE		      Message key		       │
       │KEY_MOVE		      Move key			       │
       │KEY_NEXT		      Next object key		       │
       │KEY_OPEN		      Open key			       │
       │KEY_OPTIONS		      Options key		       │
       │KEY_PREVIOUS		      Previous object key	       │
       │KEY_REDO		      Redo key			       │
       │KEY_REFERENCE		      Reference key		       │
       │KEY_REFRESH		      Refresh key		       │
       │KEY_REPLACE		      Replace key		       │
       │KEY_RESTART		      Restart key		       │
       │KEY_RESUME		      Resume key		       │
       │KEY_SAVE		      Save key			       │
       │KEY_SBEG		      Shifted beginning key	       │
       │KEY_SCANCEL		      Shifted cancel key	       │
       │KEY_SCOMMAND		      Shifted command key	       │
       │KEY_SCOPY		      Shifted copy key		       │
       │KEY_SCREATE		      Shifted create key	       │
       │KEY_SDC			      Shifted delete char key	       │
       │KEY_SDL			      Shifted delete line key	       │
       │KEY_SELECT		      Select key		       │
       │KEY_SEND		      Shifted end key		       │
       │KEY_SEOL		      Shifted clear line key	       │
       │KEY_SEXIT		      Shifted exit key		       │
       │KEY_SFIND		      Shifted find key		       │
       │KEY_SHELP		      Shifted help key		       │
       │KEY_SHOME		      Shifted home key		       │
       │KEY_SIC			      Shifted input key		       │
       │KEY_SLEFT		      Shifted left arrow key	       │
       │KEY_SMESSAGE		      Shifted message key	       │
       │KEY_SMOVE		      Shifted move key		       │
       │KEY_SNEXT		      Shifted next key		       │
       │KEY_SOPTIONS		      Shifted options key	       │
       │KEY_SPREVIOUS		      Shifted prev key		       │
       │KEY_SPRINT		      Shifted print key		       │
       │KEY_SREDO		      Shifted redo key		       │
       │KEY_SREPLACE		      Shifted replace key	       │
       │KEY_SRIGHT		      Shifted right arrow	       │
       │KEY_SRSUME		      Shifted resume key	       │
       │KEY_SSAVE		      Shifted save key		       │
       │KEY_SSUSPEND		      Shifted suspend key	       │
       │KEY_SUNDO		      Shifted undo key		       │
       │KEY_SUSPEND		      Suspend key		       │
       │KEY_UNDO		      Undo key			       │
       └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

RETURN VALUE
       All  routines  return the integer ERR upon failure and an integer value
       other than ERR upon successful completion.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │MT-Level		     │Unsafe			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       curses(3CURSES),	  curs_inopts(3CURSES),	   curs_move(3CURSES),	  wre‐
       fresh(3CURSES), terminfo(4), attributes(5)

NOTES
       The  header  file  <curses.h>  automatically  includes the header files
       <stdio.h>, <unctrl.h> and <widec.h>.

       Use of the escape key by a programmer for a single  character  function
       is discouraged.

       When  using  getwch(), wgetwch(), mvgetwch(), or	 mvwgetwch(), nocbreak
       mode and	 echo mode should not be used at the same time.	 Depending  on
       the  state  of the tty driver when each character is typed, the program
       may produce undesirable results.

       Note that  getwch(), mvgetwch(), and mvwgetwch() may be macros.

SunOS 5.11			  31 Dec 1996		  curs_getwch(3CURSES)
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