# curs_getcchar 3x

    curs_getcchar(3x)                                     curs_getcchar(3x)

## NAME

           getcchar,  setcchar - Get a wide character string and ren-
           dition from a cchar_t or set a cchar_t from a wide-charac-
           ter string

## SYNOPSIS

           #include <curses.h>

           int getcchar(
                   const cchar_t *wcval,
                   wchar_t *wch,
                   attr_t *attrs,
                   short *color_pair,
                   void *opts );

           int setcchar(
                   cchar_t *wcval,
                   const wchar_t *wch,
                   const attr_t attrs,
                   short color_pair,
                   void *opts );

## DESCRIPTION

           The  getcchar  function  gets  a wide-character string and
           rendition from a cchar_t argument.  When wch is not a null
           pointer, the getcchar function does the following:

           -    Extracts information from a cchar_t value wcval

           -    Stores  the  character  attributes  in  the  location
                pointed to by attrs

           -    Stores the color-pair in the location pointed  to  by
                color_pair

           -    Stores  the  wide-character string, characters refer-
                enced by wcval, into the array pointed to by wch.

           When wch is a null pointer, the getcchar function does the
           following:

           -    Obtains  the  number of wide characters pointed to by
                wcval

           -    Does not change  the  data  referenced  by  attrs  or
                color_pair

           The  setcchar function initializes the location pointed to
           by wcval by using:

           -    The character attributes in attrs

           -    The color pair in color_pair

           -    The wide-character string pointed  to  by  wch.   The
                string  must be L'\0' terminated, contain at most one
                character with strictly positive width, which must be
                the  first,  and  contain  no  characters of negative
                width.

## NOTES

           The opts argument is reserved for future use.   Currently,
           an application must provide a null pointer as opts.

           The  wcval  argument may be a value generated by a call to
           setcchar or by a function that has a cchar_t output  argu-
           ment.   If  wcval  is  constructed by any other means, the
           effect is unspecified.

## RETURN VALUES

           When wch is a null pointer, getcchar returns the number of
           wide  characters  referenced  by wcval, including the null
           terminator.

           When wch is not a null pointer, getcchar returns  OK  upon
           successful completion, and ERR otherwise.

           Upon  successful  completion, setcchar returns OK.  Other-
           wise, it returns ERR.

## SEE ALSO

           Functions:  curses(3x),  wcwidth(3x),   curs_attr_get(3x),
           can_change_color(3x).

                                                          curs_getcchar(3x)