keyname

, key_name

- return character string used as key name

Synopsis

cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib \
-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.

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:

See Also

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