Get a string from the terminal screen, store it in the variable str, and echo it on the specified window. The getstr function works on the stdscr window. Format #include <curses.h> int getstr (char *str); int wgetstr (WINDOW *win, char *str);
1 – Arguments
win A pointer to the window. str Must be large enough to hold the character string fetched from the window.
2 – Description
The getstr and wgetstr functions refresh the specified window before fetching a string. The new-line terminator is stripped from the fetched string. For more information, see the scrollok function.
3 – Return Values
OK Indicates success. ERR Indicates that the function makes the screen scroll illegally.