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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2004,2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: form_field_buffer.3x,v 1.10 2003/05/10 20:22:01 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_field_buffer.3x,v 1.12 2005/05/15 15:59:55 tom Exp $
.TH form_field_buffer 3X ""
.SH NAME
\fBform_field_buffer\fR - field buffer control
the buffer may also contain them. If you want the raw data, you must write your
own routine that copies the value out of the buffer and removes the leading
and trailing spaces. Please note also, that subsequent operations on the form
-will probably change the content of the buffer. So don't use it for long term
+will probably change the content of the buffer. So do not use it for long term
storage of the entered form data.
The function \fBset_field_status\fR sets the associated status flag of
descriptions of the entry points.
.SH NOTES
The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
+
+When configured for wide-characters, \fBfield_buffer\fP returns a pointer
+to temporary storage (allocated and freed by the library).
+The application should not attempt to modify the data.
+It will be freed on the next call to \fBfield_buffer\fP to return the
+same buffer.
\fB<curses.h>\fR.
.SH PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on