define_key(3) UNIX Programmer's Manual define_key(3)NAMEdefine_key - define a keycode
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int define_key(const char *definition, int keycode);
DESCRIPTION
This is an extension to the curses library. It permits an
application to define keycodes with their corresponding con-
trol strings, so that the ncurses library will interpret
them just as it would the predefined codes in the terminfo
database.
If the given string is null, any existing definition for the
keycode is removed. Similarly, if the given keycode is nega-
tive or zero, any existing string for the given definition
is removed.
RETURN VALUE
The keycode must be greater than zero, else ERR is returned.
PORTABILITY
These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not sup-
ported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is
recommended that any code depending on them be conditioned
using NCURSES_VERSION.
SEE ALSOkeyok(3), key_defined(3).
AUTHOR
Thomas Dickey.
MirOS BSD #10-current Printed 18.8.2011 1