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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG>get_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>getn_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>wgetn_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wstr</STRONG>,
       <STRONG>mvgetn_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwget_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwgetn_wstr</STRONG> - get an array of
       wide characters from a curses terminal keyboard


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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>

       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>get_wstr(wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wstr</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getn_wstr(wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wstr</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wget_wstr(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wstr</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wgetn_wstr(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wstr</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvget_wstr(int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wstr</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvgetn_wstr(int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wstr</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwget_wstr(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wstr</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>mvwgetn_wstr(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>y</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>x</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wstr</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>n</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>


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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
       The  effect  of <STRONG>get_wstr</STRONG> is as though a series of calls to
       <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG> were made, until a newline, other end-of-line,  or
       end-of-file condition is processed.  An end-of-file condi-
       tion is represented by <STRONG>WEOF</STRONG>, as defined in <STRONG>&lt;wchar.h&gt;</STRONG>.  The
       newline  and end-of-line conditions are represented by the
       <STRONG>\n</STRONG> <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG> value.  In all instances, the end of the string
       is  terminated  by a null <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG>.  The routine places re-
       sulting values in the area pointed to by <EM>wstr</EM>.

       The user's erase and kill characters are interpreted.   If
       keypad   mode   is   on   for  the  window,  <STRONG>KEY_LEFT</STRONG>  and
       <STRONG>KEY_BACKSPACE</STRONG> are both considered equivalent to the user's
       kill character.

       Characters  input are echoed only if <STRONG>echo</STRONG> is currently on.
       In that case, backspace is echoed as deletion of the  pre-
       vious character (typically a left motion).

       The  effect of <STRONG>wget_wstr</STRONG> is as though a series of calls to
       <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG> were made.

       The effect of <STRONG>mvget_wstr</STRONG> is as though a call to  <STRONG>move</STRONG>  and
       then a series of calls to <STRONG>get_wch</STRONG> were made.

       The effect of <STRONG>mvwget_wstr</STRONG> is as though a call to <STRONG>wmove</STRONG> and
       then a series of calls to <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG> were made.

       The <STRONG>getn_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvgetn_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwgetn_wstr</STRONG>,  and  <STRONG>wgetn_wstr</STRONG>
       functions  are  identical  to  the  <STRONG>get_wstr</STRONG>,  <STRONG>mvget_wstr</STRONG>,
       <STRONG>mvwget_wstr</STRONG>, and <STRONG>wget_wstr</STRONG> functions, respectively, except
       that  the <STRONG>*n_*</STRONG> versions read at most <EM>n</EM> characters, letting
       the application prevent overflow of the input buffer.


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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
       Using <STRONG>get_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvget_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwget_wstr</STRONG>, or  <STRONG>wget_wstr</STRONG>  to
       read  a  line  that overflows the array pointed to by <STRONG>wstr</STRONG>
       causes  undefined  results.    The   use   of   <STRONG>getn_wstr</STRONG>,
       <STRONG>mvgetn_wstr</STRONG>, <STRONG>mvwgetn_wstr</STRONG>, or <STRONG>wgetn_wstr</STRONG>, respectively, is
       recommended.

       These functions cannot return <STRONG>KEY_</STRONG> values because there is
       no  way  to  distinguish a <STRONG>KEY_</STRONG> value from a valid <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG>
       value.

       All of these routines except <STRONG>wgetn_wstr</STRONG> may be macros.


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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
       All of these functions return <STRONG>OK</STRONG> upon  successful  comple-
       tion.  Otherwise, they return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.

       Functions  using  a window parameter return an error if it
       is null.

              <STRONG>wgetn_wstr</STRONG>
                   returns an error if  the  associated  call  to
                   <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG> failed.

       Functions  with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor move-
       ment using <STRONG>wmove</STRONG>, and return an error if the  position  is
       outside the window, or if the window pointer is null.


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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
       These  functions are described in The Single Unix Specifi-
       cation, Version 2.  No error conditions are defined.  This
       implementation  returns ERR if the window pointer is null,
       or if the lower-level <STRONG>wget_wch</STRONG> call returns  an  ERR.   In
       the  latter  case,  an  ERR  return  without other data is
       treated as an end-of-file condition, and the returned  ar-
       ray contains a <STRONG>WEOF</STRONG> followed by a null <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG>.

       X/Open  curses  documents these functions to pass an array
       of <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG>, but all of the vendors  implement  this  using
       <STRONG>wint_t</STRONG>.


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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
       Functions: <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_get_wch.3x.html">curs_get_wch(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_getstr.3x.html">curs_getstr(3x)</A></STRONG>.



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