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NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | PORTABILITY | SEE ALSO | AUTHOR | COLOPHON 

key_defined(3X)                                          key_defined(3X)

NAME         top

       key_defined - check if a keycode is defined

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <curses.h>

       int key_defined(const char *definition);

DESCRIPTION         top

       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         top

       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         top

       These routines are specific to ncurses.  They were not supported
       on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.  It is recommended
       that any code depending on them be conditioned using
       NCURSES_VERSION.

SEE ALSO         top

       define_key(3X).

AUTHOR         top

       Thomas Dickey.

COLOPHON         top

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