HP 3000 Manuals

MPE/iX Developer's Kit Reference Manual Volume II

tgetnum 

The tgetnum routine is used to get the numeric entry for termcap
capability (interface to termcap library).

Syntax 

     #include <curses.h>

     int tgetnum (char id[2]);

Parameters 

cap                   The termcap capability for which to get the numeric
                      entry.

Return Values 

Returns the value of the numeric termcap entry, or returns -1 if the
entry is not given for the terminal.

Description 

The tgetnum() routine looks up the numeric entry for cap.

The tgetnum() routine is included for compatibility purposes with
programs that use the termcap library.  New programs should use the
terminfo routines.

Implementation Considerations 

UNIX System V implementation

See Also 

tigetnum(), tputs()

Portability 

HP-UX, UNIX System V

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