scanw(3cur)scanw(3cur)Name
scanw, mvscanw, mvwscanw, wscanw - formatted read from window
Syntax
#include <cursesX.h>
int scanw(fmt [, arg] ...)
char ∗fmt;
int wscanw(win, fmt [, arg] ...)
WINDOW ∗win;
char ∗fmt;
int mvscanw(y, x, fmt [, arg] ...)
int y, x;
char ∗fmt;
int mvwscanw(win, y, x, fmt [, arg] ...)
WINDOW ∗win;
int y, x;
char ∗fmt;
Description
These routines correspond to The function reads input from the default
window. The function reads input from the specified window. The func‐
tion moves the cursor to the specified position and then reads input
from the default window. The function moves the cursor to the speci‐
fied position and then reads input from the specified window.
For all the functions, the routine is called to get a string from the
window, and the resulting line is used as input for the scan. All
character interpretation is carried out according to the function
rules.
Return Values
Upon successful completion, the and functions return the number of
items successfully matched. On end-of-file, they return EOF. Other‐
wise they return ERR.
See Alsowgetstr(3cur), scanf(3s)scanw(3cur)
