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)

ncurses 6.4                                        2023-12-16                                    instr(3NCURSES)