keydefined(3X)                                                keydefined(3X)



NAME
       definekey - define a keycode

SYNOPSIS
       ##include <>

       int keydefined(const char **definition);;

DESCRIPTION
       This  is an extension to the curses library.  It permits an application
       to determine if a string is currently bound to any keycode.

RETURN VALUE
       If the string is bound to a keycode, its value (greater than  zero)  is
       returned.   If  no  keycode  is bound, zero is returned.  If the string
       conflicts with longer strings which are bound to keys, -1 is  returned.

PORTABILITY
       These  routines  are  specific  to ncurses.  They were not supported on
       Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.  It is recommended that any
       code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSESVERSION.

SEE ALSO
       definekey(3X).

AUTHOR
       Thomas Dickey.



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