---
name: "Curses.wgetChar"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkaya-ncurses-dev"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Curses.wgetChar"
---

# Curses.wgetChar(3kaya)

Get a character in a window

## NAME

Curses::wgetChar - Get a character in a window

## SYNOPSIS

**Char wgetChar(** *Window w* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**w** The window to get from

## DESCRIPTION

Get a character from a particular window (and so refresh only that window instead of the whole screen).

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**Curses.getChar (3kaya)**

**Curses.mvgetChar (3kaya)**

**Curses.ungetChar (3kaya)**

**Curses.wmvgetChar (3kaya)**