curs_instr(3X)                                               curs_instr(3X)


   NAME
         cursinstr:  instr, innstr, winstr, winnstr, mvinstr, mvinnstr,
         mvwinstr, mvwinnstr - get a string of characters 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 and ending at the right
         margin of the window.  Attributes are stripped from the characters.
         The four functions with n as the last argument return the string at
         most n characters long.

   RETURN VALUE
         All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and an integer value
         other than ERR upon successful completion.

   NOTES
         The header file <curses.h> automatically includes the header files
         <stdio.h> and <unctrl.h>.

         Note that all routines except winnstr may be macros.

   SEE ALSO
         curses(3X).


















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