ncurses 5.7 - patch 20101204

[ncurses.git] / man / form_field_validation.3x

diff --git a/man/form_field_validation.3x b/man/form_field_validation.3x
index c82abf3c1071538449e17329b859e5e91d46d64c..3505fdb231b8b11c040d786dd95d8657bed5c944 100644 (file)
--- a/man/form_field_validation.3x
+++ b/man/form_field_validation.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *

 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: form_field_validation.3x,v 1.14 2003/05/10 20:33:49 jmc Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_field_validation.3x,v 1.20 2010/12/04 18:38:55 tom Exp $

 .TH form_field_validation 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 .TH form_field_validation 3X ""
 .SH NAME

-\fBform_field_validation\fR - data type validation for fields
+\fBform_field_validation\fR \- data type validation for fields

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <form.h>\fR
 .br
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <form.h>\fR
 .br


@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ argument pointing to a string list; a fourth \fBint\fR flag argument to enable
 case-sensitivity; and a fifth \fBint\fR 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 notice
 case-sensitivity; and a fifth \fBint\fR 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 notice

-that the string list is not copied, only a reference to it is stored in the
-field. So you should avoid using a list that lives in automatic variables
-on the stack.
+that the string list is copied. So you may use a list that lives in automatic variables on the stack.

 .TP 5
 TYPE_INTEGER
 Integer data, parsable to an integer by \fBatoi(3)\fR.  Requires a third
 .TP 5
 TYPE_INTEGER
 Integer data, parsable to an integer by \fBatoi(3)\fR.  Requires a third


@@ -99,12 +97,12 @@ For details of the precision handling see \fBprintf's\fR man-page.
 TYPE_REGEXP
 Regular expression data.  Requires a regular expression \fB(char *)\fR third argument;
 the data is valid if the regular expression matches it.  Regular expressions
 TYPE_REGEXP
 Regular expression data.  Requires a regular expression \fB(char *)\fR third argument;
 the data is valid if the regular expression matches it.  Regular expressions

-are in the format of \fBregcomp\fR(3X) and \fBregexec\fR(3X). Please notice
+are in the format of \fBregcomp\fR and \fBregexec\fR. Please notice

 that the regular expression must match the whole field. If you have for
 that the regular expression must match the whole field. If you have for

-example an eight character wide field, a regular expression "^[0-9]*$" always
+example an eight character wide field, a regular expression "^[0\-9]*$" always

 means that you have to fill all eight positions with digits. If you want to
 means that you have to fill all eight positions with digits. If you want to

-allow fewer digits, you may use for example "^[0-9]* *$" which is good for
-trailing spaces (up to an empty field), or "^ *[0-9]* *$" which is good for
+allow fewer digits, you may use for example "^[0\-9]* *$" which is good for
+trailing spaces (up to an empty field), or "^ *[0\-9]* *$" which is good for

 leading and trailing spaces around the digits.
 .TP 5
 TYPE_IPV4
 leading and trailing spaces around the digits.
 .TP 5
 TYPE_IPV4


@@ -120,13 +118,15 @@ It is possible to set up new programmer-defined field types.  See the
 The functions \fBfield_type\fR and \fBfield_arg\fR return \fBNULL\fR on
 error. The function \fBset_field_type\fR returns one of the following:
 .TP 5
 The functions \fBfield_type\fR and \fBfield_arg\fR return \fBNULL\fR on
 error. The function \fBset_field_type\fR returns one of the following:
 .TP 5

-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK

 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5

-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR

 System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
 .SH SEE ALSO
 System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
 .SH SEE ALSO

-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
+\fBcurses\fR(3X),
+\fBform\fR(3X),
+\fBform_variables\fR(3X).

 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.


@@ -136,9 +136,3 @@ Version 7 or BSD versions.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
 S. Raymond.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
 S. Raymond.

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