MVSCANW(3XCURSES)MVSCANW(3XCURSES)NAME
mvscanw, mvwscanw, scanw, wscanw - convert formatted input from a win‐
dow
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib \
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]
c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <curses.h>
int mvscanw(int y, int x, char *fmt, ...);
int mvwscanw(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *fmt, ...);
int scanw(char *fmt, ...);
int wscanw(WINDOW *win, char *fmt, ...);
PARAMETERS
y
Is the y (row) coordinate of the position of the character to be
read.
x
Is the x (column) coordinate of the position of the character to
be read.
fmt
Is a scanf() format string.
win
Is a pointer to the window in which the character is to be read.
DESCRIPTION
These functions are similar to scanf(3C). Their effect is as though
mvwgetstr(3XCURSES) were called to get a multi-byte character string
from the current or specified window at the current or specified cursor
position, and then sscanf() were used to interpret and convert that
string.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they
return ERR.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ Standard │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│MT-Level │ Unsafe │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOgetnstr(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), printw(3XCURSES), scanf(3C),
wcstombs(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)
Jun 5, 2002 MVSCANW(3XCURSES)
