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.\" $OpenBSD: form_field.3,v 1.11 2023/10/17 09:52:10 nicm Exp $
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.\" $Id: form_field.3,v 1.11 2023/10/17 09:52:10 nicm Exp $
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.TH form_field 3 2023-07-01 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
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.SH NAME
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\fBform_field\fP \- make and break connections between fields and forms
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <form.h>\fP
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.sp
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\fBint set_form_fields(FORM *\fIform\fB, FIELD **\fIfields\fB);\fR
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.br
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\fBFIELD **form_fields(const FORM *\fIform\fB);\fR
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.br
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\fBint field_count(const FORM *\fIform\fB);\fR
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.br
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\fBint move_field(FIELD *\fIfield\fB, int \fIfrow\fB, int \fIfcol\fB);\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The function \fBset_form_fields\fP changes the field pointer array of
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the given \fIform\fP. The array must be terminated by a \fBNULL\fP.
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.PP
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The function \fBform_fields\fP returns the field array of the given form.
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.PP
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The function \fBfield_count\fP returns the count of fields in \fIform\fP.
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.PP
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The function \fBmove_field\fP moves the given field (which must be disconnected)
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to a specified location on the screen.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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The function \fBform_fields\fP returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fP).
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It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
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.PP
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The function \fBfield_count\fP returns \fBERR\fP if the \fIform\fP parameter
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is \fBNULL\fP.
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.PP
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The functions \fBset_form_fields\fP and \fBmove_field\fP return one of
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the following codes on error:
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.TP 5
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.B E_OK
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The routine succeeded.
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.TP 5
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.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
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Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
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.TP 5
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.B E_CONNECTED
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The field is already connected to a form.
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.TP 5
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.B E_POSTED
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The form is already posted.
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.TP 5
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.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
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System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBcurses\fP(3), \fBform\fP(3).
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.SH NOTES
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The header file \fB<form.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
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\fB<curses.h>\fP.
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.SH PORTABILITY
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These routines emulate the System V forms library.
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They were not supported on
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Version 7 or BSD versions.
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.PP
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The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fP error value
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as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fP).
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.SH AUTHORS
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Juergen Pfeifer.
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Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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