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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2017,2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: form_field_validation.3x,v 1.23 2018/07/28 21:18:11 tom Exp $
-.TH form_field_validation 3X ""
+.\" $Id: form_field_validation.3x,v 1.53 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $
+.TH form_field_validation 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
+.ie \n(.g \{\
+.ds `` \(lq
+.ds '' \(rq
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.ie t .ds `` ``
+.el .ds `` ""
+.ie t .ds '' ''
+.el .ds '' ""
+.\}
+.
.de bP
.ie n .IP \(bu 4
.el .IP \(bu 2
..
.SH NAME
-\fBform_field_validation\fR \- data type validation for fields
+\fBform_field_validation\fP \-
+data type validation for fields
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <form.h>\fR
-.br
-int set_field_type(FIELD *field, FIELDTYPE *type, ...);
-.br
-FIELDTYPE *field_type(const FIELD *field);
-.br
-void *field_arg(const FIELD *field);
-.sp
-FIELDTYPE *TYPE_ALNUM;
-.br
-FIELDTYPE *TYPE_ALPHA;
-.br
-FIELDTYPE *TYPE_ENUM;
-.br
-FIELDTYPE *TYPE_INTEGER;
-.br
-FIELDTYPE *TYPE_NUMERIC;
-.br
-FIELDTYPE *TYPE_REGEXP;
-.br
-FIELDTYPE *TYPE_IPV4;
-.br
+.nf
+\fB#include <form.h>
+.PP
+\fBvoid *field_arg(const FIELD *\fIfield\fP);
+\fBFIELDTYPE *field_type(const FIELD *\fIfield\fP);
+\fBint set_field_type(FIELD *\fIfield\fP, FIELDTYPE *\fItype\fP, ...);
+.PP
+\fI/* predefined field types */\fP
+\fBFIELDTYPE *TYPE_ALNUM;
+\fBFIELDTYPE *TYPE_ALPHA;
+\fBFIELDTYPE *TYPE_ENUM;
+\fBFIELDTYPE *TYPE_INTEGER;
+\fBFIELDTYPE *TYPE_NUMERIC;
+\fBFIELDTYPE *TYPE_REGEXP;
+\fBFIELDTYPE *TYPE_IPV4;
+.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The function \fBset_field_type\fR declares a data type for a given form field.
+By default, no validation is done on form fields.
+You can associate a form with with a \fIfield type\fP,
+making the form library validate input.
+.SS field_arg
+Returns a pointer to the field's argument block.
+The \fIargument block\fP is an opaque structure containing
+a copy of the arguments provided in a \fBset_field_type\fP call.
+.SS field_type
+Returns a pointer to the \fIfield type\fP associated with the form field,
+i.e., by calling \fBset_field_type\fP.
+.SS set_field_type
+The function \fBset_field_type\fP 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 \fBset_field_type\fP.
+.PP
+Several field types are predefined by the form library.
+.SH PREDEFINED TYPES
+It is possible to set up new programmer-defined field types.
+Field types are implemented via the \fBFIELDTYPE\fP data
+structure, which contains several pointers to functions.
+.PP
+See the \fBform_fieldtype\fP(3X) manual page,
+which describes functions which can be used to construct
+a field-type dynamically.
+.PP
The predefined types are as follows:
-.TP 5
-TYPE_ALNUM
+.SS TYPE_ALNUM
Alphanumeric data.
-Requires a third \fBint\fR argument, a minimum field width.
-.TP 5
-TYPE_ALPHA
+Required parameter:
+.bP
+a third \fBint\fP argument, a minimum field width.
+.SS TYPE_ALPHA
Character data.
-Requires a third \fBint\fR argument, a minimum field width.
-.TP 5
-TYPE_ENUM
+Required parameter:
+.bP
+a third \fBint\fP argument, a minimum field width.
+.SS TYPE_ENUM
Accept one of a specified set of strings.
-Requires additional parameters:
-.RS
+Required parameters:
.bP
-a third \fB(char **)\fR argument pointing to a string list;
+a third \fB(char **)\fP argument pointing to a string list;
.bP
-a fourth \fBint\fR flag argument to enable case-sensitivity;
+a fourth \fBint\fP flag argument to enable case-sensitivity;
.bP
-and a fifth \fBint\fR flag argument specifying whether a partial
+a fifth \fBint\fP 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.
-.IP
+.PP
The library copies the string list,
so you may use a list that lives in automatic variables on the stack.
-.RE
-.TP 5
-TYPE_INTEGER
+.SS TYPE_INTEGER
Integer data, parsable to an integer by \fBatoi\fP(3).
-Requires additional parameters:
-.RS
+Required parameters:
.bP
-a third \fBint\fR argument controlling the precision,
+a third \fBint\fP argument controlling the precision,
.bP
-a fourth \fBlong\fR argument constraining minimum value,
+a fourth \fBlong\fP argument constraining minimum value,
.bP
-and a fifth \fBlong\fR constraining maximum value.
+a fifth \fBlong\fP constraining maximum value.
If the maximum value is less than or equal to the minimum value, the range is
simply ignored.
+.PP
On return, the field buffer is formatted according to the
-\fBprintf\fR format specification ".*ld", where the '*' is replaced by the
-precision argument.
-.IP
-For details of the precision handling see \fBprintf's\fR man-page.
-.RE
-.TP 5
-TYPE_NUMERIC
+\fBprintf\fP format specification \*(``.*ld\*('',
+where the \*(``*\*('' is replaced by the precision argument.
+.PP
+For details of the precision handling see \fBprintf\fP(3).
+.SS TYPE_NUMERIC
Numeric data (may have a decimal-point part).
-This requires additional parameters:
-.RS
+Required parameters:
.bP
-a third \fBint\fR argument controlling the precision,
+a third \fBint\fP argument controlling the precision,
.bP
-a fourth \fBdouble\fR argument constraining minimum value,
+a fourth \fBdouble\fP argument constraining minimum value,
.bP
-and a fifth \fBdouble\fR constraining maximum value.
+and a fifth \fBdouble\fP 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.
-.IP
+.PP
On return, the field buffer is formatted according to the
-\fBprintf\fR format specification ".*f", where the '*' is replaced by the
-precision argument.
-.IP
-For details of the precision handling see \fBprintf's\fR man-page.
-.RE
-.TP 5
-TYPE_REGEXP
+\fBprintf\fP format specification \*(``.*f\*('',
+where the \*(``*\*('' is replaced by the precision argument.
+.PP
+For details of the precision handling see \fBprintf\fP(3).
+.SS TYPE_REGEXP
Regular expression data.
-Requires a regular expression \fB(char *)\fR third argument.
+Required parameter:
+.bP
+a third argument, a regular expression \fB(char *)\fP string.
The data is valid if the regular expression matches it.
-.IP
+.PP
Regular expressions
-are in the format of \fBregcomp\fR and \fBregexec\fR.
-.IP
+are in the format of \fBregcomp\fP and \fBregexec\fP.
+.PP
The regular expression must match the whole field.
If you have for example, an eight character wide field,
a regular expression "^[0\-9]*$" always
trailing spaces (up to an empty field),
or "^ *[0\-9]* *$" which is good for
leading and trailing spaces around the digits.
-.TP 5
-TYPE_IPV4
+.SS TYPE_IPV4
An Internet Protocol Version 4 address.
-This requires no additional argument.
-The library checks whether or not the buffer has the form a.b.c.d,
-where a,b,c and d are numbers between 0 and 255.
+Required parameter:
+.bP
+none
+.PP
+The form library checks whether or not the buffer has the form \fIa.b.c.d\fP,
+where \fIa\fP, \fIb\fP, \fIc\fP, and \fId\fP are numbers in the range 0 to 255.
Trailing blanks in the buffer are ignored.
The address itself is not validated.
-.IP
-This is an ncurses extension;
-this field type may not be available in other curses implementations.
.PP
-It is possible to set up new programmer-defined field types.
-See the \fBform_fieldtype\fR(3X) manual page.
+This is an \fI\%ncurses\fP extension;
+this field type may not be available in other curses implementations.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-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:
+The functions \fBfield_type\fP and \fBfield_arg\fP return \fBNULL\fP on error.
+The function \fBset_field_type\fP returns one of the following:
.TP 5
.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
.TP 5
.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
-.SH SEE ALSO
-\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.
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
.SH PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V forms library.
They were not supported on
.SH AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer.
Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
+\fB\%form\fP(3X),
+\fB\%form_fieldtype\fP(3X),
+\fB\%form_variables\fP(3X)
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