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-<H1 class="no-header">form_fieldtype 3x</H1>
+<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>
 
 
 
        validation.  Its parameters are function pointers:
 
        <EM>field</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>check</EM>
-            This function checks the validity of an entered data string  when-
-            ever the user attempts to leave a field.  It has two arguments:
+            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 predi-
-                cate can see the field's buffer, sizes and other attributes.
+            <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.
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@
 
 
 </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 vali-
-       dation type by <STRONG>new_fieldtype</STRONG>.
+       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 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  func-
-       tions  take  the field pointer and an argument-block structure as argu-
-       ments.
+       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>
             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>, <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>.
-
-
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
-       The  header  file  <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG>  automatically  includes  the  header  file
-       <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
-
-
 </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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