NAME

       instr,  innstr,  winstr,  winnstr,  mvinstr,  mvinnstr,  mvwinstr, mvwinnstr - get a string from a curses
       window

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curses.h>

       int instr(char *str);
       int innstr(char *str, int n);
       int winstr(WINDOW *win, char *str);
       int winnstr(WINDOW *win, char *str, int n);

       int mvinstr(int y, int x, char *str);
       int mvinnstr(int y, int x, char *str, int n);
       int mvwinstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);
       int mvwinnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str, int n);

DESCRIPTION

       These routines return a string of characters in str, starting at the current cursor position in the named
       window.  Attributes are stripped from the characters.

       The  four  functions  with  n  as  the last argument return a leading substring at most n characters long
       (exclusive of the trailing NUL).  Transfer stops at the end of the current line,  or  when  n  characters
       have been stored at the location referenced by str.

RETURN VALUE

       All of the functions return ERR upon failure, or the number of characters actually read into the string.

       X/Open Curses defines no error conditions.  This implementation returns an error

       •   if the win parameter is null or

       •   if the chstr parameter is null.

       Functions  with  a  “mv”  prefix  first perform a cursor movement using wmove, and return an error if the
       position is outside the window, or if the window pointer is null.

NOTES

       All routines except winnstr may be macros.

       Reading a line that overflows the array pointed to by str with instr, mvinstr, mvwinstr or winstr  causes
       undefined results.  Therefore, the use of innstr, mvinnstr, mvwinnstr, or winnstr is recommended.

PORTABILITY

       SVr4 does not document whether a length limit includes or excludes the trailing NUL.

       The  ncurses  library  extends the XSI description by allowing a negative value for n.  In this case, the
       functions return the string ending at the right margin.

SEE ALSO

       ncurses(3NCURSES), inch(3NCURSES), inchstr(3NCURSES), inwstr(3NCURSES), in_wchstr(3NCURSES)