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form_field_opts(3X)  —  MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY FUNCTIONS

NAME

form_field_opts: set_field_opts, field_opts_on, field_opts_off,
field_opts − forms field option routines

SYNOPSIS

#include <form.h>
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. 

Field Options:

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 VALUE

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.

NOTES

The header file form.h automatically includes the header files eti.h and curses.h. 

SEE ALSO

curses(3X), forms(3X)

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