FORMS(3) BSD Library Functions Manual FORMS(3)NAME
field_arg, field_type, set_field_type — form library
LIBRARY
Curses Form Library (libform, -lform)
SYNOPSIS
#include <form.h>
char *
field_arg(FIELD *field);
FIELDTYPE *
field_type(FIELD *field);
int
set_field_type(FIELD *field, FIELDTYPE *type, ...);
DESCRIPTION
The field_arg() function returns the field type arguments that are asso‐
ciated 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 depen‐
dent arguments.
RETURN VALUES
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 ALSOcurses(3), forms(3)NOTES
The header <form.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>.
BSD January 1, 2001 BSD