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curs_inwch(3)
NAME
  curs_inwch, inwch, winwch, mvinwch, mvwinwch - Get a wchar_t character and
  its attributes from a Curses window

SYNOPSIS
  #include <curses.h>

  chtype inwch(
	  void );

  chtype winwch(
	  WINDOW *win );

  chtype mvinwch(
	  int y,
	  int x );

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

LIBRARY
  Curses Library (libcurses)

DESCRIPTION
  These routines return the wide character, of type chtype, at the current or
  specified position in the current or specified window. If any attributes
  are set for that position, their values included in the returned value
  through an inclusive OR operation. 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 used (logical AND operation) with characters
  returned by winwch:

  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
  The header file <curses.h> automatically includes the header file
  <stdio.h>.

  Note that all of these routines except winwch may be macros.

  The routines described on this reference page are among the MNLS Curses
  functions that are not included in the X/Open Curses CAE specification.
  MNLS routines are supported only for backward compatibility reasons. Use
  the *in_wch functions in new applications (see curs_in_wch(3)).

SEE ALSO
  Functions: curses(3), curs_in_wch(3)

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