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30 .\" $Id: form_field.3x,v 1.11 2012/11/03 23:03:59 tom Exp $
33 \fBform_field\fR \- make and break connections between fields and forms
35 \fB#include <form.h>\fR
37 int set_form_fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields);
39 FIELD **form_fields(const FORM *form);
41 int field_count(const FORM *form);
43 int move_field(FIELD *field, int frow, int fcol);
46 The function \fBset_form_fields\fR changes the field pointer array of
47 the given \fIform\fR. The array must be terminated by a \fBNULL\fR.
49 The function \fBform_fields\fR returns the field array of the given form.
51 The function \fBfield_count\fR returns the count of fields in \fIform\fR.
53 The function \fBmove_field\fR moves the given field (which must be disconnected)
54 to a specified location on the screen.
56 The function \fBform_fields\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
57 It does not set errno.
59 The function \fBfield_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR if the \fIform\fP parameter
62 The functions \fBset_form_fields\fR and \fBmove_field\fR return one of
63 the following codes on error:
66 The routine succeeded.
69 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
72 The field is already connected to a form.
75 The form is already posted.
78 System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
80 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
82 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
85 These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on
86 Version 7 or BSD versions.
88 The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the \fBfield_count\fR error value
89 as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
91 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric