Get a string from the terminal screen, store it in the variable
str, and echo it on the specified window. The getstr
function works on the stdscr window.
Format
#include <curses.h>
int getstr (char *str);
int wgetstr (WINDOW *win, char *str);
Arguments
- win
- A pointer to the window.
- str
- Must be large enough to hold the character string fetched from
the window.
Description
The getstr and wgetstr functions refresh the specified window
before fetching a string. The new-line terminator is stripped from
the fetched string. For more information, see the scrollok function
in this section.
Return Values
| OK | Indicates success. |
| ERR | Indicates that the function makes the
screen scroll illegally. |
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