NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     field_arg, field_type, set_field_type - form library

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     library ``libform''

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <form.h>

     char *
     field_arg(FIELD *field);

     FIELDTYPE *
     field_type(FIELD *field);

     int
     set_field_type(FIELD *field, FIELDTYPE *type, ...);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The field_arg() function returns the field type arguments that are associated
 with the given field. The field_type() function returns the field
     type structure associated with the given field, this type can be set by
     calling the set_field_type() function which associates the given field
     type with the field, the third and subsequent parameters are field dependent
 arguments.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     Functions returning pointers will return NULL if an error is detected.
     The functions that return an int will return one of the following error
     values:

     E_OK               The function was successful.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     curses(3), forms(3)

NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

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

BSD                             January 1, 2001                            BSD