NAME
field_back,
field_fore,
field_pad,
set_field_back,
set_field_fore,
set_field_pad
- form library
LIBRARY
Curses Form Library (libform, -lform)
SYNOPSIS
chtype
field_back(FIELD *field)
chtype
field_fore(FIELD *field)
int
field_pad(FIELD *field)
int
set_field_back(FIELD *field, chtype attribute)
int
set_field_fore(FIELD *field, chtype attribute)
int
set_field_pad(FIELD *field, int pad)
DESCRIPTION
Calling the function
field_back()
will return the character attributes that will be applied to a field
that is not the current field, these attributes can be set by the
set_field_back()
function.
The
field_fore()
function returns the character attributes that will be used to
indicate that a field is the currently active one on the form, this
attribute may be set by using the
set_field_fore()
function.
The pad character for a field is the character that will be printed in all
field locations not occupied with actual field contents.
The pad character can be retrieved by calling the
field_pad()
function, the pad character is set by using the
set_field_pad()
function.
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 ALSO
curses(3),
forms(3)
NOTES
The header
<form.h>
automatically includes both
<curses.h>
and
<eti.h>.