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43 <H1 class="no-header">form_field_buffer 3x</H1>
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45 <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>                                    <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
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48
49
50 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
51        <STRONG>form_field_buffer</STRONG> - field buffer control
52
53
54 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
55        <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG>
56
57        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_field_buffer(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>buf</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>value</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
58        <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*field_buffer(const</STRONG> <STRONG>FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>buffer</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
59
60        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_field_status(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>bool</STRONG> <EM>status</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
61        <STRONG>bool</STRONG> <STRONG>field_status(const</STRONG> <STRONG>FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
62
63        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_max_field(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <EM>max</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
64
65
66 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
67        The  function  <STRONG>set_field_buffer</STRONG>  sets  the numbered buffer of the given
68        field to contain a given string:
69
70           <STRONG>o</STRONG>   Buffer 0 is the displayed value of the field.
71
72           <STRONG>o</STRONG>   Other numbered buffers may be allocated by applications  through
73               the <STRONG>nbuf</STRONG> argument of (see <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>) but are not manip-
74               ulated by the forms library.
75
76        The function <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> returns a pointer  to  the  contents  of  the
77        given numbered buffer:
78
79           <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The  buffer contents always have the same length, and are padded
80               with trailing spaces as needed to  ensure  this  length  is  the
81               same.
82
83           <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The  buffer  may contain leading spaces, depending on how it was
84               set.
85
86           <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The buffer contents are set with <STRONG>set_field_buffer</STRONG>, or as a  side
87               effect of any editing operations on the corresponding field.
88
89           <STRONG>o</STRONG>   Editing  operations  are  based on the <EM>window</EM> which displays the
90               field, rather than a <EM>string</EM>.  The window contains only printable
91               characters,  and  is  filled  with  blanks.  If you want the raw
92               data, you must write your own routine that copies the value  out
93               of the buffer and removes the leading and trailing spaces.
94
95           <STRONG>o</STRONG>   Because  editing  operations change the content of the buffer to
96               correspond to the window, you should not rely on  using  buffers
97               for long-term storage of form data.
98
99        The function <STRONG>set_field_status</STRONG> sets the associated status flag of <EM>field</EM>;
100        <STRONG>field_status</STRONG> gets the current value.  The  status  flag  is  set  to  a
101        nonzero value whenever the field changes.
102
103        The  function  <STRONG>set_max_field</STRONG> sets the maximum size for a dynamic field.
104        An argument of 0 turns off any maximum size threshold for that field.
105
106
107 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
108        The <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> function returns NULL on error.  It sets <STRONG>errno</STRONG> accord-
109        ing to their success:
110
111        <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
112
113        <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
114             Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
115
116        The <STRONG>field_status</STRONG> function returns <STRONG>TRUE</STRONG> or <STRONG>FALSE</STRONG>.
117
118        The remaining routines return one of the following:
119
120        <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
121
122        <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
123             System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
124
125        <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
126             Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
127
128
129 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
130        <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>  and  related  pages  whose names begin "form_" for detailed
131        descriptions of the entry points.
132
133
134 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
135        The header file <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header file
136
137        When configured for wide characters, <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> returns a pointer  to
138        temporary  storage  (allocated and freed by the library).  The applica-
139        tion should not attempt to modify the data.  It will be  freed  on  the
140        next call to <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> to return the same buffer.  <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
141
142
143 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
144        These  routines emulate the System V forms library.  They were not sup-
145        ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
146
147        The  <STRONG>set_max_field</STRONG>   function   checks   for   an   ncurses   extension
148        <STRONG>O_INPUT_FIELD</STRONG>  which  allows a dynamic field to shrink if the new limit
149        is smaller than the current field size.
150
151
152 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
153        Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
154        Raymond.
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158                                                          <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_buffer.3x.html">form_field_buffer(3x)</A></STRONG>
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