notimeout

The notimeout routine is used to disable the timer used by getch().

Syntax

   #include <curses.h>



   int notimeout(WINDOW *win, bool bf);

Parameters

bf: A Boolean expression.

Return Values

OK: Successful completion.
ERR: An error occurred.

Description

If bool is TRUE, notimeout() disables a timer used by getch() when interpreting escape character sequences.

When bool is FALSE and keypad handling is enabled, a timer is set by wgetch() to handle characters received that could be the beginning of a function key (for example, ESC). If the remainder of the sequence is not received before the time expires, the character is returned; otherwise, the value of the function key is returned. If notimeout() is set to TRUE, the timer is not set and all characters are returned as single values.




	NOTE: The `notimeout()` routine is a macro.

Implementation Considerations

UNIX System V implementation

Portability

UNIX System V

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