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<PRE>
-<STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<B><A HREF="form_field_validation.3X.html">form_field_validation(3X)</A></B> <B><A HREF="form_field_validation.3X.html">form_field_validation(3X)</A></B>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>form_field_validation</STRONG> - data type validation for fields
+ <B>form_field_validation</B> - data type validation for fields
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
+ <B>#include</B> <B><form.h></B>
- <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*field_arg(const</STRONG> <STRONG>FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*field_type(const</STRONG> <STRONG>FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_field_type(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>field</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>type</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>...);</STRONG>
+ <B>void</B> <B>*field_arg(const</B> <B>FIELD</B> <B>*</B><I>field</I><B>);</B>
+ <B>FIELDTYPE</B> <B>*field_type(const</B> <B>FIELD</B> <B>*</B><I>field</I><B>);</B>
+ <B>int</B> <B>set_field_type(FIELD</B> <B>*</B><I>field</I><B>,</B> <B>FIELDTYPE</B> <B>*</B><I>type</I><B>,</B> <B>...);</B>
/* predefined field types */
- <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*TYPE_ALNUM;</STRONG>
- <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*TYPE_ALPHA;</STRONG>
- <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*TYPE_ENUM;</STRONG>
- <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*TYPE_INTEGER;</STRONG>
- <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*TYPE_NUMERIC;</STRONG>
- <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*TYPE_REGEXP;</STRONG>
- <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> <STRONG>*TYPE_IPV4;</STRONG>
+ <B>FIELDTYPE</B> <B>*TYPE_ALNUM;</B>
+ <B>FIELDTYPE</B> <B>*TYPE_ALPHA;</B>
+ <B>FIELDTYPE</B> <B>*TYPE_ENUM;</B>
+ <B>FIELDTYPE</B> <B>*TYPE_INTEGER;</B>
+ <B>FIELDTYPE</B> <B>*TYPE_NUMERIC;</B>
+ <B>FIELDTYPE</B> <B>*TYPE_REGEXP;</B>
+ <B>FIELDTYPE</B> <B>*TYPE_IPV4;</B>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
By default, no validation is done on form fields. You can associate a
- form with with a <EM>field</EM> <EM>type</EM>, making the form library validate input.
+ form with with a <I>field</I> <I>type</I>, making the form library validate input.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-field_arg">field_arg</a></H3><PRE>
- Returns a pointer to the field's argument block. The <EM>argument</EM> <EM>block</EM> is
+ Returns a pointer to the field's argument block. The <I>argument</I> <I>block</I> is
an opaque structure containing a copy of the arguments provided in a
- <STRONG>set_field_type</STRONG> call.
+ <B>set_field_type</B> call.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-field_type">field_type</a></H3><PRE>
- Returns a pointer to the <EM>field</EM> <EM>type</EM> associated with the form field,
- i.e., by calling <STRONG>set_field_type</STRONG>.
+ Returns a pointer to the <I>field</I> <I>type</I> associated with the form field,
+ i.e., by calling <B>set_field_type</B>.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-set_field_type">set_field_type</a></H3><PRE>
- The function <STRONG>set_field_type</STRONG> associates a field type with a given form
+ The function <B>set_field_type</B> associates a field type with a given form
field. This is the type checked by validation functions. Most field
types are configurable, via arguments which the caller provides when
- calling <STRONG>set_field_type</STRONG>.
+ calling <B>set_field_type</B>.
Several field types are predefined by the form library.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Predefined-types">Predefined types</a></H3><PRE>
It is possible to set up new programmer-defined field types. Field
- types are implemented via the <STRONG>FIELDTYPE</STRONG> data structure, which contains
+ types are implemented via the <B>FIELDTYPE</B> data structure, which contains
several pointers to functions.
- See the <STRONG><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG> manual page, which describes functions which
+ See the <B><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3X.html">form_fieldtype(3X)</A></B> manual page, which describes functions which
can be used to construct a field-type dynamically.
The predefined types are as follows:
TYPE_ALNUM
Alphanumeric data. Required parameter:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a third <STRONG>int</STRONG> argument, a minimum field width.
+ <B>o</B> a third <B>int</B> argument, a minimum field width.
TYPE_ALPHA
Character data. Required parameter:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a third <STRONG>int</STRONG> argument, a minimum field width.
+ <B>o</B> a third <B>int</B> argument, a minimum field width.
TYPE_ENUM
Accept one of a specified set of strings. Required parameters:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a third <STRONG>(char</STRONG> <STRONG>**)</STRONG> argument pointing to a string list;
+ <B>o</B> a third <B>(char</B> <B>**)</B> argument pointing to a string list;
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a fourth <STRONG>int</STRONG> flag argument to enable case-sensitivity;
+ <B>o</B> a fourth <B>int</B> flag argument to enable case-sensitivity;
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a fifth <STRONG>int</STRONG> flag argument specifying whether a partial match
+ <B>o</B> a fifth <B>int</B> 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.
lives in automatic variables on the stack.
TYPE_INTEGER
- Integer data, parsable to an integer by <STRONG>atoi(3)</STRONG>. Required
+ Integer data, parsable to an integer by <B>atoi(3)</B>. Required
parameters:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a third <STRONG>int</STRONG> argument controlling the precision,
+ <B>o</B> a third <B>int</B> argument controlling the precision,
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a fourth <STRONG>long</STRONG> argument constraining minimum value,
+ <B>o</B> a fourth <B>long</B> argument constraining minimum value,
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a fifth <STRONG>long</STRONG> constraining maximum value. If the maximum value
+ <B>o</B> a fifth <B>long</B> constraining maximum value. If the maximum value
is less than or equal to the minimum value, the range is
simply ignored.
- On return, the field buffer is formatted according to the <STRONG>printf</STRONG>
+ On return, the field buffer is formatted according to the <B>printf</B>
format specification ".*ld", where the "*" is replaced by the
precision argument.
- For details of the precision handling see <STRONG>printf(3)</STRONG>.
+ For details of the precision handling see <B>printf(3)</B>.
TYPE_NUMERIC
Numeric data (may have a decimal-point part). Required
parameters:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a third <STRONG>int</STRONG> argument controlling the precision,
+ <B>o</B> a third <B>int</B> argument controlling the precision,
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a fourth <STRONG>double</STRONG> argument constraining minimum value,
+ <B>o</B> a fourth <B>double</B> argument constraining minimum value,
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> and a fifth <STRONG>double</STRONG> constraining maximum value. If your system
+ <B>o</B> and a fifth <B>double</B> constraining maximum value. If your system
supports locales, the decimal point character must be the one
specified by your locale. If the maximum value is less than
or equal to the minimum value, the range is simply ignored.
- On return, the field buffer is formatted according to the <STRONG>printf</STRONG>
+ On return, the field buffer is formatted according to the <B>printf</B>
format specification ".*f", where the "*" is replaced by the
precision argument.
- For details of the precision handling see <STRONG>printf(3)</STRONG>.
+ For details of the precision handling see <B>printf(3)</B>.
TYPE_REGEXP
Regular expression data. Required parameter:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> a third argument, a regular expression <STRONG>(char</STRONG> <STRONG>*)</STRONG> string. The
+ <B>o</B> a third argument, a regular expression <B>(char</B> <B>*)</B> string. The
data is valid if the regular expression matches it.
- Regular expressions are in the format of <STRONG>regcomp</STRONG> and <STRONG>regexec</STRONG>.
+ Regular expressions are in the format of <B>regcomp</B> and <B>regexec</B>.
The regular expression must match the whole field. If you have
for example, an eight character wide field, a regular expression
TYPE_IPV4
An Internet Protocol Version 4 address. Required parameter:
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> none
+ <B>o</B> none
The form library checks whether or not the buffer has the form
- <EM>a.b.c.d</EM>, where <EM>a</EM>, <EM>b</EM>, <EM>c</EM>, and <EM>d</EM> are numbers in the range 0 to 255.
+ <I>a.b.c.d</I>, where <I>a</I>, <I>b</I>, <I>c</I>, and <I>d</I> are numbers in the range 0 to 255.
Trailing blanks in the buffer are ignored. The address itself is
not validated.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- 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 following:
+ 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 following:
- <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
+ <B>E_OK</B> The routine succeeded.
- <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
- System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
+ <B>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</B>
+ System error occurred (see <B>errno(3)</B>).
</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_fieldtype.3x.html">form_fieldtype(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form_variables.3x.html">form_variables(3x)</A></STRONG>.
+ <B><A HREF="curses.3X.html">curses(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="form.3X.html">form(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="form_fieldtype.3X.html">form_fieldtype(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="form_variables.3X.html">form_variables(3X)</A></B>.
</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>.
+ The header file <B><form.h></B> automatically includes the header file
+ <B><curses.h></B>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="form_field_validation.3x.html">form_field_validation(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ <B><A HREF="form_field_validation.3X.html">form_field_validation(3X)</A></B>
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