ncurses_instr()

ncurses_instr - Reads string from terminal screen

Syntax

int ncurses_instr (string &$buffer)

Arguments

• buffer - The characters. Attributes will be stripped.

Description

Reads a string from the terminal screen and returns the number of characters read from the current character position until end of line.

Version

PHP 4.2.0, 5 < 5.3.0, PECL ncurses >= 1.0.0

Return value

Returns the number of characters.