NAME
mvscanw, mvwscanw, scanw, wscanw — convert formatted input from a window
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int mvscanw(int y, int x, char *fmt, ...);
int mvwscanw(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *fmt, ...);
int scanw(char *fmt, ...);
int wscanw(WINDOW *win, char *fmt, ...);
DESCRIPTION
These functions are similar to
scanf().
Their effect is as though
mvwgetstr()
were called to get a multi-byte character string from the current or specified
window at the current or specified cursor position, and then
sscanf()
were used to interpret and convert that string.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, these functions return OK.
Otherwise, they return ERR.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
SEE ALSO
getnstr(3X),
printw(3X),
fscanf()
(in the
X/Open System Interfaces and Headers, Issue 4, Version 2
specification),
wcstombs()
(in the
X/Open System Interfaces and Headers, Issue 4, Version 2
specification),
<curses.h>.
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 2.
X/Open Curses, Issue 4
The entry is rewritten for clarity and its name is changed from
scanw()
to
mvscanw().
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