form_field_new 3x

form_field_new(3x)                                          form_field_new(3x)




NAME

       new_field,  dup_field, link_field, free_field - create and destroy form
       fields


SYNOPSIS

       #include <form.h>

       FIELD *new_field(int height, int width,
                        int toprow, int leftcol,
                        int offscreen, int nbuffers);
       FIELD *dup_field(FIELD *field, int toprow, int leftcol);
       FIELD *link_field(FIELD *field, int toprow, int leftcol);
       int free_field(FIELD *field);


DESCRIPTION

       The function new_field allocates a new field and  initializes  it  from
       the  parameters  given: height, width, row of upper-left corner, column
       of upper-left corner, number off-screen rows, and number of  additional
       working buffers.

       The  function  dup_field  duplicates  a  field at a new location.  Most
       attributes (including current contents, size, validation  type,  buffer
       count,  growth  threshold,  justification,  foreground, background, pad
       character, options, and user pointer) are copied.  Field status and the
       field page bit are not copied.

       The  function  link_field acts like dup_field, but the new field shares
       buffers with its parent.  Attribute data is separate.

       The function free_field de-allocates storage associated with a field.


RETURN VALUE

       The functions new_field, dup_field, link_field return  NULL  on  error.
       They set errno according to their success:

       E_OK The routine succeeded.

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
            System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.

       The function free_field returns one of the following:

       E_OK The routine succeeded.

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

       E_CONNECTED
            field is connected.


SEE ALSO

       curses(3x), form(3x).


NOTES

       The  header  file  <form.h>  automatically  includes  the  header  file
       <curses.h>.


PORTABILITY

       These routines emulate the System V forms library.  They were not  sup-
       ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

       It  may be unwise to count on the set of attributes copied by dup_field
       being portable; the System V  forms  library  documents  are  not  very
       explicit about what gets copied and what does not.


AUTHORS

       Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
       Raymond.



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