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KEYNAME 3XCURSES "Jun 5, 2002"
NAME
keyname, key_name - return character string used as key name
SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include  -L  /usr/xpg4/lib \e
 -R  /usr/xpg4/lib  -lcurses  [ library... ]

c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]

#include <curses.h>

char *keyname(int c);

char *key_name(wchar_t wc);
PARAMETERS
c

Is an 8 bit-character or a key code.

wc

Is a wide character key name.

DESCRIPTION

The keyname() function returns a string pointer to the key name. Make a duplicate copy of the returned string if you plan to modify it.

The key_name() function is similar except that it accepts a wide character key name.

The following table shows the format of the key name based on the input.

Input Format of Key Name
Visible character The same character
Control character ^X
Meta-character (keyname() only) M-X
Key value defined in <curses.h> (keyname() only)
KEY_name
None of the above UNKNOWN KEY

In the preceding table, X can be either a visible character with the high bit cleared or a control character.

RETURN VALUES

On success, these functions return a pointer to the string used as the key's name. Otherwise, they return a null pointer.

ERRORS

None.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level Unsafe
SEE ALSO

libcurses(3XCURSES), meta(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)