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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998,2000,2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+ *                                                                          *
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+ *                                                                          *
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+ *                                                                          *
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+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.   *
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+ *                                                                          *
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+ * holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the     *
+ * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
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+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *  Author: Zeyd M. Ben-Halim <zmbenhal@netcom.com> 1992,1995               *
+ *     and: Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>                         *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+**	lib_scanw.c
+**
+**	The routines scanw(), wscanw() and friends.
+**
+*/
+
+#include <curses.priv.h>
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: lib_scanw.c,v 1.11 2001/06/30 23:39:41 tom Exp $")
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+vwscanw(WINDOW *win, NCURSES_CONST char *fmt, va_list argp)
+{
+    char buf[BUFSIZ];
+
+    if (wgetnstr(win, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1) == ERR)
+	return (ERR);
+
+    return (vsscanf(buf, fmt, argp));
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+scanw(NCURSES_CONST char *fmt,...)
+{
+    int code;
+    va_list ap;
+
+    T(("scanw(\"%s\",...) called", fmt));
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    code = vwscanw(stdscr, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    return (code);
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+wscanw(WINDOW *win, NCURSES_CONST char *fmt,...)
+{
+    int code;
+    va_list ap;
+
+    T(("wscanw(%p,\"%s\",...) called", win, fmt));
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    code = vwscanw(win, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    return (code);
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+mvscanw(int y, int x, NCURSES_CONST char *fmt,...)
+{
+    int code;
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    code = (move(y, x) == OK) ? vwscanw(stdscr, fmt, ap) : ERR;
+    va_end(ap);
+    return (code);
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+mvwscanw(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, NCURSES_CONST char *fmt,...)
+{
+    int code;
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    code = (wmove(win, y, x) == OK) ? vwscanw(win, fmt, ap) : ERR;
+    va_end(ap);
+    return (code);
+}