// GetString reads at most 'n' characters entered by the user from the Window.
// Attempts to enter greater than 'n' characters will elicit a 'beep'
func (w *Window) GetString(n int) (string, error) {
cstr := make([]C.char, n)
if C.wgetnstr(w.win, (*C.char)(&cstr[0]), C.int(n)) == C.ERR {
return "", errors.New("Failed to retrieve string from input stream")
}
return C.GoString(&cstr[0]), nil
}
func (win *Window) Getnstr(length int) (string, error) {
buf := make([]byte, length)
r := C.wgetnstr((*C.WINDOW)(win), (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])), C.int(length))
if r == C.ERR {
return string(buf), CursesError{"wgetnstr failed"}
}
return string(buf), nil
}
func (w *Window) Getstr() (string, error) {
var buffer [1024]C.char
if C.wgetnstr(w.win, &buffer[0], 1024) == ERR {
return "", Error
}
s := C.GoString(&buffer[0])
return s, nil
}