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form_field_opts

Section: Curses Library Functions (3CURSES)
Updated: 31 Dec 1996
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NAME

form_field_opts, set_field_opts, field_opts_on, field_opts_off, field_opts - forms field option routines  

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lform -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <form.h>

int set_field_opts(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts);

int set_field_opts(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts);

int field_opts_on(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts);

int field_opts_off(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts);

OPTIONS field_opts(FIELD *field);  

DESCRIPTION

set_field_opts() turns on the named options of field and turns off all remaining options. Options are boolean values that can be OR-ed together.

field_opts_on() turns on the named options; no other options are changed.

field_opts_off() turns off the named options; no other options are changed.

field_opts() returns the options set for field.

O_VISIBLE The field is displayed.

O_ACTIVE       The field is visited during processing.

O_PUBLIC The field contents are displayed as data is entered.

O_EDIT       The field can be edited.

O_WRAP Words not fitting on a line are wrapped to the next line.

O_BLANK The whole field is cleared if a character is entered  in the first position.

O_AUTOSKIP Skip to the next field when the current field becomes         full.

O_NULLOK A blank field is considered valid.

O_STATIC The field buffers are fixed in size.

O_PASSOK Validate field only if modified by user.

 

RETURN VALUES

set_field_opts, field_opts_on and field_opts_off return one of the following:

E_OK The function returned successfully.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error.

E_CURRENT The field is the current field.

 

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-LevelUnsafe

 

SEE ALSO

curses(3CURSES), forms(3CURSES), attributes(5)  

NOTES

The header <form.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>.


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUES
ATTRIBUTES
SEE ALSO
NOTES

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