mv[w]getch

Move the cursor to coordinates (y,x), get a character from the terminal screen, and echo it on the specified window. The mvgetch function acts on the stdscr window.

Format 

#include  <curses.h>

int mvgetch  (int y, int x);

int mvwgetch  (WINDOW *win, int y, int
              x);

Arguments

win
A pointer to the window.
y
A window coordinate.
x
A window coordinate.

Description

The mvgetch and mvwgetch functions refresh the specified window before fetching the character.

Return Values
x  The returned character. 
ERR  Indicates that the function causes the screen to scroll illegally. For more information, see the scrollok function in this section. 

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