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+<H1>form_field_validation 3x</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
- <B>form_field_validation</B> - data type validation for fields
+ <STRONG>form_field_validation</STRONG> - data type validation for fields
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
- <B>#include</B> <B><form.h></B>
+ <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
int set_field_type(FIELD *field, FIELDTYPE *type, ...);
FIELDTYPE *field_type(const FIELD *field);
void *field_arg(const FIELD *field);
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
- The function <B>set_field_type</B> declares a data type for a
+ The function <STRONG>set_field_type</STRONG> declares a data type for a
given form field. This is the type checked by validation
functions. The types are as follows:
TYPE_ALNUM
- Alphanumeric data. Requires a third <B>int</B> argument, a
+ Alphanumeric data. Requires a third <STRONG>int</STRONG> argument, a
minimum field width.
TYPE_ALPHA
- Character data. Requires a third <B>int</B> argument, a
+ Character data. Requires a third <STRONG>int</STRONG> argument, a
minimum field width.
TYPE_ENUM
Accept one of a specified set of strings. Requires a
- third <B>(char</B> <B>**)</B> argument pointing to a string list; a
- fourth <B>int</B> flag argument to enable case-sensitivity;
- and a fifth <B>int</B> flag argument specifying whether a
+ third <STRONG>(char</STRONG> <STRONG>**)</STRONG> argument pointing to a string list; a
+ fourth <STRONG>int</STRONG> flag argument to enable case-sensitivity;
+ and a fifth <STRONG>int</STRONG> flag argument specifying whether a
partial match must be a unique one (if this flag is
off, a prefix matches the first of any set of more
than one list elements with that prefix). Please
on the stack.
TYPE_INTEGER
- Integer data, parsable to an integer by <B>atoi(3)</B>.
- Requires a third <B>int</B> argument controlling the preci-
- sion, a fourth <B>long</B> argument constraining minimum
- value, and a fifth <B>long</B> constraining maximum value.
+ Integer data, parsable to an integer by <STRONG>atoi(3)</STRONG>.
+ Requires a third <STRONG>int</STRONG> argument controlling the preci-
+ sion, a fourth <STRONG>long</STRONG> argument constraining minimum
+ value, and a fifth <STRONG>long</STRONG> constraining maximum value.
If the maximum value is less or equal the minimum
value, the range is simply ignored. On return the
- field buffer is formatted according to the <B>printf</B>
+ field buffer is formatted according to the <STRONG>printf</STRONG>
format specification ".*ld", where the '*' is
replaced by the precision argument. For details of
- the precision handling see <B>printf's</B> man-page.
+ the precision handling see <STRONG>printf's</STRONG> man-page.
TYPE_NUMERIC
Numeric data (may have a decimal-point part).
- Requires a third <B>int</B> argument controlling the preci-
- sion, a fourth <B>double</B> argument constraining minimum
- value, and a fifth <B>double</B> constraining maximum value.
+ Requires a third <STRONG>int</STRONG> argument controlling the preci-
+ sion, a fourth <STRONG>double</STRONG> argument constraining minimum
+ value, and a fifth <STRONG>double</STRONG> constraining maximum value.
If your system supports locale's, the decimal point
character to be used must be the one specified by
your locale. If the maximum value is less or equal
the minimum value, the range is simply ignored. On
return the field buffer is formatted according to the
- <B>printf</B> format specification ".*f", where the '*' is
+ <STRONG>printf</STRONG> format specification ".*f", where the '*' is
replaced by the precision argument. For details of
- the precision handling see <B>printf's</B> man-page.
+ the precision handling see <STRONG>printf's</STRONG> man-page.
TYPE_REGEXP
Regular expression data. Requires a regular expres-
- sion <B>(char</B> <B>*)</B> third argument; the data is valid if
+ sion <STRONG>(char</STRONG> <STRONG>*)</STRONG> third argument; the data is valid if
the regular expression matches it. Regular expres-
- sions are in the format of <B><A HREF="regcomp.3x.html">regcomp(3x)</A></B> and
- <B><A HREF="regexec.3x.html">regexec(3x)</A></B>. Please notice that the regular expres-
+ sions are in the format of <STRONG><A HREF="regcomp.3x.html">regcomp(3x)</A></STRONG> and
+ <STRONG><A HREF="regexec.3x.html">regexec(3x)</A></STRONG>. Please notice that the regular expres-
sion must match the whole field. If you have for
example an eight character wide field, a regular
expression "^[0-9]*$" always means that you have to
implementations.
It is possible to set up new programmer-defined field
- types. See the <B><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></B> manual page.
+ types. See the <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG> manual page.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- The functions <B>field_type</B> and <B>field_arg</B> return <B>NULL</B> on
- error. The function <B>set_field_type</B> returns one of the fol-
+ The functions <STRONG>field_type</STRONG> and <STRONG>field_arg</STRONG> return <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on
+ error. The function <STRONG>set_field_type</STRONG> returns one of the fol-
lowing:
- <B>E_OK</B> The routine succeeded.
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
- <B>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</B>
- System error occurred (see <B>errno</B>).
+ <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
+ System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <B><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></B>.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>.
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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
- The header file <B><form.h></B> automatically includes the header
- file <B><curses.h></B>.
+ The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
+ file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
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