inch(3X)                                                           inch(3X)

NAME
     inch, mvinch, mvwinch, winch - input a single-byte character and ren-
     dition from a window

SYNOPSIS
     cc [flag ...] file ... -lcurses [library ...]

     #include <curses.h>

     chtype inch(void);

     chtype mvinch(int y, int x);

     chtype mvwinch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);

     chtype winch(WINDOW *win);

DESCRIPTION
     These functions return the character and rendition, of type chtype, at
     the current or specified position in the current or specified window.

RETURN VALUE
     Upon successful completion, the functions return the specified charac-
     ter and rendition. Otherwise, they return (chtype)ERR.

ERRORS
     No errors are defined.

NOTES
     These functions are only guaranteed to operate reliably on character
     sets in which each character fits into a single byte, whose attributes
     can be expressed using only constants with the A prefix.

SEE ALSO
     curses(3X), curses(5).




















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