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+<H1 class="no-header">form_fieldtype 3x 2024-03-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls</H1>
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-<STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
<STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
- FIELDTYPE *new_fieldtype(
- bool (* const field_check)(FIELD *, const void *),
- bool (* const char_check)(int, const void *));
- int free_fieldtype(FIELDTYPE *fieldtype);
- int set_fieldtype_arg(
- FIELDTYPE *fieldtype,
- void *(* const make_arg)(va_list *),
- void *(* const copy_arg)(const void *),
- void (* const free_arg)(void *));
- int set_fieldtype_choice(
- FIELDTYPE *fieldtype,
- bool (* const next_choice)(FIELD *, const void *),
- bool (* const prev_choice)(FIELD *, const void *));
- FIELDTYPE *link_fieldtype(FIELDTYPE *type1,
- FIELDTYPE *type2);
+
+ <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*new_fieldtype(</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>bool</STRONG> <STRONG>(*</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <EM>field</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>check</EM><STRONG>)(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*),</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>bool</STRONG> <STRONG>(*</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <EM>char</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>check</EM><STRONG>)(int,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*));</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>free_fieldtype(FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>fieldtype</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_fieldtype_arg(</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>fieldtype</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*(*</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <EM>make</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM><STRONG>)(va_list</STRONG> <STRONG>*),</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*(*</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <EM>copy</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM><STRONG>)(const</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*),</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>(*</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <EM>free</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM><STRONG>)(void</STRONG> <STRONG>*));</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_fieldtype_choice(</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>fieldtype</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>bool</STRONG> <STRONG>(*</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <EM>next</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>choice</EM><STRONG>)(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*),</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>bool</STRONG> <STRONG>(*</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <EM>prev</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>choice</EM><STRONG>)(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*));</STRONG>
+
+ <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*link_fieldtype(FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>type1</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>type2</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-new_fieldtype">new_fieldtype</a></H3><PRE>
The function <STRONG>new_fieldtype</STRONG> creates a new field type usable for data
- validation. You supply it with <EM>field</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>check</EM>, a predicate to check the
- validity of an entered data string whenever the user attempts to leave
- a field. The (FIELD *) argument is passed in so the validation predi-
- cate can see the field's buffer, sizes and other attributes; the second
- argument is an argument-block structure, about which more below.
+ validation. Its parameters are function pointers:
+
+ <EM>field</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>check</EM>
+ This function checks the validity of an entered data string
+ whenever the user attempts to leave a field. It has two
+ arguments:
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The (FIELD *) argument is passed in so the validation
+ predicate can see the field's buffer, sizes and other
+ attributes.
+
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The second argument is an argument-block structure, about
+ which more below.
- You also supply <STRONG>new_fieldtype</STRONG> with <EM>char</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>check</EM>, a function to validate
- input characters as they are entered; it will be passed the character
- to be checked and a pointer to an argument-block structure.
+ <EM>char</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>check</EM>
+ This function validates input characters as they are entered. The
+ form library passes it the character to be checked and a pointer
+ to an argument-block structure.
- The function <STRONG>free_fieldtype</STRONG> frees the space allocated for a given vali-
- dation type.
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-free_fieldtype">free_fieldtype</a></H3><PRE>
+ The <STRONG>free_fieldtype</STRONG> function frees the space allocated for a given
+ validation type by <STRONG>new_fieldtype</STRONG>.
+
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-set_fieldtype_arg">set_fieldtype_arg</a></H3><PRE>
The function <STRONG>set_fieldtype_arg</STRONG> associates three storage-management
- functions with a field type. The <EM>make</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM> function is automatically
- applied to the list of arguments you give <STRONG>set_field_type</STRONG> when attaching
- validation to a field; its job is to bundle these into an allocated
- argument-block object which can later be passed to validation predi-
- cated. The other two hook arguments should copy and free argument-
- block structures. They will be used by the forms-driver code. You
- must supply the <EM>make</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM> function, the other two are optional, you may
- supply NULL for them. In this case it is assumed that <EM>make</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM> does
- not allocate memory but simply loads the argument into a single scalar
- value.
+ functions with a field type:
+
+ <EM>make</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM>
+ This function is automatically applied to the list of arguments
+ you give <STRONG>set_field_type</STRONG> when attaching validation to a field. It
+ stores the arguments in an allocated argument-block object which
+ is used when validating input.
+
+ <EM>copy</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM>
+ This function may be used by applications to copy argument-blocks.
+
+ <EM>free</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM>
+ Frees an argument-block structure.
+
+ You must supply the <EM>make</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM> function. The other two are optional: you
+ may supply NULL for them. In this case, the form library assumes that
+ <EM>make</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>arg</EM> does not allocate memory but simply loads the argument into a
+ single scalar value.
+
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-set_fieldtype_choice">set_fieldtype_choice</a></H3><PRE>
+ The form driver requests <STRONG>REQ_NEXT_CHOICE</STRONG> and <STRONG>REQ_PREV_CHOICE</STRONG> assume
+ that the possible values of a field form an ordered set, and provide
+ the forms user with a way to move through the set.
+ The <STRONG>set_fieldtype_choice</STRONG> function allows forms programmers to define
+ successor and predecessor functions for the field type. These
+ functions take the field pointer and an argument-block structure as
+ arguments.
+
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-link_fieldtype">link_fieldtype</a></H3><PRE>
The function <STRONG>link_fieldtype</STRONG> creates a new field type from the two given
types. They are connected by an logical 'OR'.
- The form driver requests <STRONG>REQ_NEXT_CHOICE</STRONG> and <STRONG>REQ_PREV_CHOICE</STRONG> assume
- that the possible values of a field form an ordered set, and provide
- the forms user with a way to move through the set. The <STRONG>set_field-</STRONG>
- <STRONG>type_choice</STRONG> function allows forms programmers to define successor and
- predecessor functions for the field type. These functions take the
- field pointer and an argument-block structure as arguments.
-
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
The pointer-valued routines return NULL on error. They set <STRONG>errno</STRONG>
System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>.
-
-
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
- <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
-
- All of the <STRONG>(char</STRONG> <STRONG>*)</STRONG> arguments of these functions should actually be
- <STRONG>(void</STRONG> <STRONG>*)</STRONG>. The type has been left uncorrected for strict compatibility
- with System V.
-
-
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not sup-
- ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
+ These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not
+ supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
Raymond.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>
+
+
-
<STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
+
ncurses 6.4 2024-03-16 <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>
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+<li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#h3-new_fieldtype">new_fieldtype</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-free_fieldtype">free_fieldtype</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-set_fieldtype_arg">set_fieldtype_arg</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-set_fieldtype_choice">set_fieldtype_choice</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-link_fieldtype">link_fieldtype</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
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