ENHANCED CURSES

NAME

wunctrl — generate printable representation of a wide character

SYNOPSIS

#include <curses.h>

wchar_t *wunctrl(cchar_t *wc);

DESCRIPTION

The wunctrl() function generates a wide character string that is a printable representation of the wide character wc. 

This function also performs the following processing on the input argument:

• Control characters are converted to the ^X notation. 

• Any rendition information is removed. 

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, wunctrl() returns the generated string.  Otherwise, it returns a null pointer. 

ERRORS

No errors are defined. 

SEE ALSO

keyname(), unctrl(), <curses.h>. 

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 4. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996