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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
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+ * distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell       *
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+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                 *
+ *                                                                          *
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+ *                                                                          *
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+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *  Author: Thomas E. Dickey                                                *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <curses.priv.h>
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: legacy_coding.c,v 1.2 2005/12/17 23:38:17 tom Exp $")
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+use_legacy_coding(int level)
+{
+    int result = ERR;
+
+    T((T_CALLED("use_legacy_coding(%d)"), level));
+    if (level >= 0 && level <= 2 && SP != 0) {
+	result = SP->_legacy_coding;
+	SP->_legacy_coding = level;
+    }
+    returnCode(result);
+}