X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fform_field.3x;h=f3a26c57dac0ec13a199f9409712d4cb63b0e06e;hp=f452036baeab0ea6722c4d6e49eeb5a417afe3cd;hb=40cf934fff2d2790c060619e3a29bd54c20994b0;hpb=0eb88fc5281804773e2a0c7a488a4452463535ce diff --git a/man/form_field.3x b/man/form_field.3x index f452036b..f3a26c57 100644 --- a/man/form_field.3x +++ b/man/form_field.3x @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ '\" t .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2003,2006 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 * @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.5 1998/11/29 01:05:52 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $ +.\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.8 2006/11/04 18:01:38 tom Exp $ .TH form_field 3X "" .SH NAME \fBform_field\fR - make and break connections between fields and forms @@ -45,36 +45,37 @@ int move_field(FIELD *field, int frow, int fcol); .SH DESCRIPTION The function \fBset_form_fields\fR changes the field pointer array of the given \fIform\fR. The array must be terminated by a \fBNULL\fR. - +.PP The function \fBform_fields\fR returns the field array of the given form. - +.PP The function \fBfield_count\fR returns the count of fields in \fIform\fR. - -The function \fBmove_field\fR move the given field (which must be disconnected) +.PP +The function \fBmove_field\fR moves the given field (which must be disconnected) to a specified location on the screen. .SH RETURN VALUES -The function \fBform_fields\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error. - -The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR (the general -\fBcurses\fR error return value) on error. - +The function \fBform_fields\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR). +It does not set errno. +.PP +The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR if the \fIform\fP parameter +is \fBNULL\fP. +.PP The functions \fBset_form_fields\fR and \fBmove_field\fR return one of the following codes on error: .TP 5 -\fBE_OK\fR +.B E_OK The routine succeeded. .TP 5 -\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR -System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). -.TP 5 -\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR +.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. .TP 5 -\fBE_POSTED\fR +.B E_CONNECTED +The field is already connected to a form. +.TP 5 +.B E_POSTED The form is already posted. .TP 5 -\fBE_CONNECTED\fR -The field is already connected to a form. +.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR). .SH SEE ALSO \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X). .SH NOTES @@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file .SH PORTABILITY These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. - +.PP The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fR error value as -1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR). .SH AUTHORS