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X/Open Curses Library Functions

keyname(3XCURSES)

NAME

keyname, key_name - return character string used as key name

#include <curses.h> char *keyname(int c);

char *key_name(wchar_t wc);

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.

Input	Format of Key Name
Visible character	The same character
Control character	^X
Meta-character (keyname only)	M-X
Key value defined in <curses.h> (keyname only)	KEY_name
None of the above	UNKNOWN KEY

In the preceding table, X can be either a visible character with the high bit cleared or a control character.

On success, these functions return a pointer to the string used as the key's name. Otherwise, they return a null pointer.

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