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<a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>form_field_buffer</STRONG> - field buffer control
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<a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
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int set_field_buffer(FIELD *field, int buf, const char
*value);
char *field_buffer(const FIELD *field, int buffer);
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DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
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<a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
The function <STRONG>set_field_buffer</STRONG> sets the numbered buffer of
- the given field to contain a given string. Buffer 0 is
- the displayed value of the field; other numbered buffers
- may be allocated by applications through the <STRONG>nbuf</STRONG> argument
- of (see <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>) but are not manipulated by the
- forms library. The function <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> returns the
- address of the buffer. Please note that this buffer has
- always the length of the buffer, that means that it may
- typically contain trailing spaces. If you entered leading
- spaces the buffer may also contain them. If you want the
- raw data, you must write your own routine that copies the
- value out of the buffer and removes the leading and trail-
- ing spaces. Please note also, that subsequent operations
- on the form will probably change the content of the
- buffer. So don't use it for long term storage of the
- entered form data.
+ the given field to contain a given string:
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> Buffer 0 is the displayed value of the field.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> Other numbered buffers may be allocated by applica-
+ tions through the <STRONG>nbuf</STRONG> argument of (see
+ <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_new.3x.html">form_field_new(3x)</A></STRONG>) but are not manipulated by the
+ forms library.
+
+ The function <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> returns a pointer to the con-
+ tents of the given numbered buffer:
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+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The buffer contents always have the same length,
+ and are padded with trailing spaces as needed to
+ ensure this length is the same.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The buffer may contain leading spaces, depending on
+ how it was set.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The buffer contents are set with <STRONG>set_field_buffer</STRONG>,
+ or as a side effect of any editing operations on
+ the corresponding field.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> Editing operations are based on the <EM>window</EM> which
+ displays the field, rather than a <EM>string</EM>. The win-
+ dow contains only printable characters, and is
+ filled with blanks. If you want the raw data, you
+ must write your own routine that copies the value
+ out of the buffer and removes the leading and
+ trailing spaces.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> Because editing operations change the content of
+ the buffer to correspond to the window, you should
+ not rely on using buffers for long-term storage of
+ form data.
The function <STRONG>set_field_status</STRONG> sets the associated status
flag of <EM>field</EM>; <STRONG>field_status</STRONG> gets the current value. The
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-<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- The <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> function returns NULL on error.
+<H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
+ The <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> function returns NULL on error. It sets
+ errno according to their success:
+
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
+
+ <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+ ment.
The <STRONG>field_status</STRONG> function returns <STRONG>TRUE</STRONG> or <STRONG>FALSE</STRONG>.
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+<H2>
<a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG> and related pages whose names begin "form_" for
detailed descriptions of the entry points.
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<a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
- file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
+ file
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+ When configured for wide characters, <STRONG>field_buffer</STRONG> returns
+ a pointer to temporary storage (allocated and freed by the
+ library). The application should not attempt to modify
+ the data. It will be freed on the next call to <STRONG>field_buf-</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>fer</STRONG> to return the same buffer. <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
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PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
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<a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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<a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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