X/Open Curses Library Functions               erasechar(3XCURSES)



NAME
     erasechar, erasewchar, killchar, killwchar - return  current
     ERASE or KIL characters

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

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

     #include 

     char erasechar(void);


     int erasewchar(wchart *ch);


     char killchar(void);


     int killwchar(wchart *ch);


DESCRIPTION
     The erasechar() function returns the current ERASE character
     from  the  tty driver.  This character is used to delete the
     previous character  during  keyboard  input.   The  returned
     value  can  be  used  when  including deletion capability in
     interactive programs.


     The  killchar()  function  is  similar  to  erasechar().  It
     returns the current KIL character.


     The erasewchar() and killwchar() functions  are  similar  to
     erasechar()  and  killchar()  respectively,  but  store  the
     ERASE or KIL character in the object pointed to by ch.

PARAMETERS
     ch    Is a pointer to a location where a  character  may  be
           stored.


RETURN VALUES
     For  erasechar()  and  killchar(),  the  terminal's  current
     ERASE or KIL character is returned.


     On  success,  the  erasewchar()  and  killwchar()  functions
     return OK. Otherwise, they return ER.



SunOS 5.11           Last change: 5 Jun 2002                    1






X/Open Curses Library Functions               erasechar(3XCURSES)



ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Interface Stability          Standard                    
    
     MT-Level                     Unsafe                      
    


SEE ALSO
     getch(3XCURSES),    getstr(3XCURSES),     getwch(3XCURSES),
     libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)





































SunOS 5.11           Last change: 5 Jun 2002                    2