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form_field_opts, set_field_opts, field_opts_on, field_opts_off, field_opts - forms field option routines

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lform -lcurses [ library .. ]

#include <form.h>

int set_field_opts(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts);

int field_opts_on(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts);

int field_opts_off(FIELD *field, OPTIONS opts);

OPTIONS field_opts(FIELD *field);

MT-LEVEL

Unsafe

DESCRIPTION

set_field_opts() turns on the named options of field and turns off all remaining options. Options are boolean values that can be OR-ed together.

field_opts_on() turns on the named options; no other options are changed.

field_opts_off() turns off the named options; no other options are changed.

field_opts() returns the options set for field.


Field Options:

O_VISIBLE	The field is displayed.
O_ACTIVE	The field is visited during processing.
O_PUBLIC	The field contents are displayed as data is entered.
O_EDIT	The field can be edited.
O_WRAP	Words not fitting on a line are wrapped to the next
	line.
O_BLANK	The whole field is cleared if a character is entered
	in the first position.
O_AUTOSKIP	Skip to the next field when the current field becomes
	full.
O_NULLOK	A blank field is considered valid.
O_STATIC	The field buffers are fixed in size.
O_PASSOK	Validate field only if modified by user.

RETURN VALUES

set_field_opts, field_opts_on and field_opts_off return one of the following:

E_OK	-	The function returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR	-	System error.
E_CURRENT	-	The field is the current field.

NOTES

The header <form.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>.