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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2002,2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                   *
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+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Author: Thomas Dickey                                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+**	lib_inwstr.c
+**
+**	The routines winnwstr() and winwstr().
+**
+*/
+
+#include <curses.priv.h>
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: lib_inwstr.c,v 1.4 2004/10/23 20:41:28 tom Exp $")
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+winnwstr(WINDOW *win, wchar_t *wstr, int n)
+{
+    int row, col, inx;
+    int count = 0;
+    int last = 0;
+    cchar_t *text;
+    wchar_t wch;
+
+    T((T_CALLED("winnwstr(%p,%p,%d)"), win, wstr, n));
+    if (wstr != 0) {
+	if (win) {
+	    getyx(win, row, col);
+
+	    text = win->_line[row].text;
+	    while (count < n && count != ERR) {
+		if (!isWidecExt(text[col])) {
+		    for (inx = 0; (inx < CCHARW_MAX)
+			 && ((wch = text[col].chars[inx]) != 0);
+			 ++inx) {
+			if (count + 1 > n) {
+			    if ((count = last) == 0) {
+				count = ERR;	/* error if we store nothing */
+			    }
+			    break;
+			}
+			wstr[count++] = wch;
+		    }
+		}
+		last = count;
+		if (++col > win->_maxx) {
+		    break;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	if (count > 0) {
+	    wstr[count] = '\0';
+	    T(("winnwstr returns %s", _nc_viswbuf(wstr)));
+	}
+    }
+    returnCode(count);
+}
+
+/*
+ * X/Open says winwstr() returns OK if not ERR.  If that is not a blunder, it
+ * must have a null termination on the string (see above).  Unlike winnstr(),
+ * it does not define what happens for a negative count with winnwstr().
+ */
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+winwstr(WINDOW *win, wchar_t *wstr)
+{
+    int result = OK;
+    T((T_CALLED("winwstr(%p,%p)"), win, wstr));
+    if (winnwstr(win, wstr, CCHARW_MAX * (win->_maxx - win->_curx + 1)) == ERR)
+	result = ERR;
+    returnCode(result);
+}