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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

LIBRARY
  Curses Library (libcurses.a, libcurses.so)

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);

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.
  Digital recommends the use of the *in_wch functions in new applications
  (see curs_in_wch(3)).

RELATED INFORMATION
  Functions: curses(3), curs_in_wch(3)