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<refentry id="function.ncurses-getmaxyx">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ncurses_getmaxyx</refname>
  <refpurpose>Returns the size of a window</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>void</type><methodname>ncurses_getmaxyx</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>window</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>&amp;y</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>&amp;x</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <simpara>
   <function>ncurses_getmaxyx</function> puts the horizontal and
   vertical size of the window <parameter>window</parameter>
   into the given variables <parameter>&amp;y</parameter> and
   <parameter>&amp;x</parameter>. Variables must be passed
   as reference, so they are updated when the user changes terminal
   size.
  </simpara>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>