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curs_getyx 3x 2023-12-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls

curs_getyx(3x)                   Library calls                  curs_getyx(3x)




NAME

       getyx,  getparyx,  getbegyx,  getmaxyx  -  get curses cursor and window
       coordinates


SYNOPSIS

       #include <curses.h>

       void getyx(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);
       void getparyx(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);
       void getbegyx(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);
       void getmaxyx(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);


DESCRIPTION

       The getyx macro places the current cursor position of the given  window
       in the two integer variables y and x.

       If  win  is  a  subwindow,  the  getparyx  macro  places  the beginning
       coordinates of the subwindow relative to the  parent  window  into  two
       integer variables y and x.  Otherwise, -1 is placed into y and x.

       Like  getyx,  the  getbegyx  and  getmaxyx  macros  store  the  current
       beginning coordinates and size of the specified window.


RETURN VALUE

       The return values of these macros are undefined (i.e., they should  not
       be used as the right-hand side of assignment statements).


NOTES

       All  of these interfaces are macros.  A "&" is not necessary before the
       variables y and x.


PORTABILITY

       The getyx, getparyx, getbegyx and getmaxyx macros are described in  the
       XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.

       This  implementation also provides functions getbegx, getbegy, getcurx,
       getcury, getmaxx, getmaxy, getparx and getpary for  compatibility  with
       older versions of curses; see curs_legacy(3x).

       Although  X/Open  Curses  does  not  address this, many implementations
       provide members of the WINDOW structure containing values corresponding
       to  these  macros.  For best portability, do not rely on using the data
       in WINDOW, since some implementations make WINDOW opaque (do not  allow
       direct use of its members).

       Besides the problem of opaque structures, the data stored in like-named
       members may not have like-values  in  different  implementations.   For
       example,  the  WINDOW._maxx and WINDOW._maxy values in ncurses have (at
       least  since  release  1.8.1)  differed  by   one   from   some   other
       implementations.   The  difference  is  hidden  by  means  of the macro
       getmaxyx.


SEE ALSO

       curses(3x), curs_legacy(3x), curs_opaque(3x)



ncurses 6.4                       2023-12-16                    curs_getyx(3x)