key_defined.3x - Man Page
test whether a curses keycode is defined
Synopsis
#include <curses.h> int key_defined(const char *definition);
Description
This is an extension to the curses library. It permits an application to determine if a string is currently bound to any keycode.
Return Value
If the string is bound to a keycode, its value (greater than zero) is returned. If no keycode is bound, zero is returned. If the string conflicts with longer strings which are bound to keys, -1 is returned.
Portability
This routine is specific to ncurses. It was not supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
Authors
Thomas Dickey
See Also
define_key(3X)
Info
2023-12-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls