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curs_inch(3X) curs_inch(3X) NAME inch, winch, mvinch, mvwinch - get a character and attributes from a curses window SYNOPSIS #include <curses.h> chtype inch(void); chtype winch(WINDOW *win); chtype mvinch(int y, int x); chtype mvwinch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x); DESCRIPTION These routines return the character, of type chtype, at the current position in the named window. If any attributes are set for that posi-tion, position, tion, their values are OR'ed into the value returned. Constants defined in <curses.h> can be used with the & (logical AND) operator to extract the character or attributes alone. Attributes The following bit-masks may be AND-ed with characters returned by winch. A_CHARTEXT Bit-mask to extract character A_ATTRIBUTES Bit-mask to extract attributes A_COLOR Bit-mask to extract color-pair field information NOTES Note that all of these routines may be macros. PORTABILITY These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4. SEE ALSO curses(3X). curs_inch(3X) |