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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:54:44 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:54:44 -0400 |
| commit | a9157ce950dfe2fc30795d43b9d79b9d1bffc48b (patch) | |
| tree | 9df484304b560466d145e662c1c254ff0e9ae0ba /static/openbsd/man3/form_field_buffer.3 | |
| parent | 160aa82b2d39c46ad33723d7d909cb4972efbb03 (diff) | |
docs: Added All OpenBSD Manuals
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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man3/form_field_buffer.3 b/static/openbsd/man3/form_field_buffer.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..23f2df90 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man3/form_field_buffer.3 @@ -0,0 +1,145 @@ +'\" t +.\" $OpenBSD: form_field_buffer.3,v 1.14 2023/10/17 09:52:10 nicm Exp $ +.\" +.\"*************************************************************************** +.\" Copyright 2018-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" * +.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * +.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the * +.\" "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including * +.\" without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, * +.\" distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell * +.\" copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * +.\" furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * +.\" * +.\" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included * +.\" in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * +.\" * +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS * +.\" OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF * +.\" MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. * +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, * +.\" DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR * +.\" OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR * +.\" THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. * +.\" * +.\" Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright * +.\" holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the * +.\" sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written * +.\" authorization. * +.\"*************************************************************************** +.\" +.\" $Id: form_field_buffer.3,v 1.14 2023/10/17 09:52:10 nicm Exp $ +.TH form_field_buffer 3 2023-07-01 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls" +.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq +.el .ds `` `` +.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq +.el .ds '' '' +.de bP +.ie n .IP \(bu 4 +.el .IP \(bu 2 +.. +.SH NAME +\fBform_field_buffer\fP \- field buffer control +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fB#include <form.h>\fP +.sp +\fBint set_field_buffer(FIELD *\fIfield\fB, int \fIbuf\fB, const char *\fIvalue\fB);\fR +.br +\fBchar *field_buffer(const FIELD *\fIfield\fB, int \fIbuffer\fB);\fR +.sp +\fBint set_field_status(FIELD *\fIfield\fB, bool \fIstatus\fB);\fR +.br +\fBbool field_status(const FIELD *\fIfield\fB);\fR +.sp +\fBint set_max_field(FIELD *\fIfield\fB, int \fImax\fB);\fR +.SH DESCRIPTION +The function \fBset_field_buffer\fP sets the numbered buffer of the given field +to contain a given string: +.RS 3 +.bP +Buffer 0 is the displayed value of the field. +.bP +Other numbered buffers may be allocated by applications through the \fBnbuf\fP +argument of (see \fBform_field_new\fP(3)) +but are not manipulated by the forms library. +.RE +.PP +The function \fBfield_buffer\fP returns a pointer to +the contents of the given numbered buffer: +.RS 3 +.bP +The buffer contents always have the same length, +and are padded with trailing spaces +as needed to ensure this length is the same. +.bP +The buffer may contain leading spaces, depending on how it was set. +.bP +The buffer contents are set with \fBset_field_buffer\fP, +or as a side effect of any editing operations on the corresponding field. +.bP +Editing operations are based on the \fIwindow\fP which displays the field, +rather than a \fIstring\fP. +The window contains only printable characters, and is filled with blanks. +If you want the raw data, you must write your +own routine that copies the value out of the buffer and removes the leading +and trailing spaces. +.bP +Because editing operations change the content of the buffer to +correspond to the window, you should not rely on using buffers +for long-term storage of form data. +.RE +.PP +The function \fBset_field_status\fP sets the associated status flag of +\fIfield\fP; \fBfield_status\fP gets the current value. +The status flag +is set to a nonzero value whenever the field changes. +.PP +The function \fBset_max_field\fP sets the maximum size for a dynamic field. +An argument of 0 turns off any maximum size threshold for that field. +.SH RETURN VALUE +The \fBfield_buffer\fP function returns NULL on error. +It sets \fBerrno\fP according to their success: +.TP 5 +.B E_OK +The routine succeeded. +.TP 5 +.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT +Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. +.PP +The \fBfield_status\fP function returns \fBTRUE\fP or \fBFALSE\fP. +.PP +The remaining routines return one of the following: +.TP 5 +.B E_OK +The routine succeeded. +.TP 5 +.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR +System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)). +.TP 5 +.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT +Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. +.SH SEE ALSO +\fBcurses\fP(3) and related pages whose names begin \*(``form_\*('' for detailed +descriptions of the entry points. +.SH NOTES +The header file \fB<form.h>\fP automatically includes the header file +.PP +When configured for wide characters, \fBfield_buffer\fP returns a pointer +to temporary storage (allocated and freed by the library). +The application should not attempt to modify the data. +It will be freed on the next call to \fBfield_buffer\fP to return the +same buffer. +\fB<curses.h>\fP. +.SH PORTABILITY +These routines emulate the System V forms library. +They were not supported on +Version 7 or BSD versions. +.PP +The \fBset_max_field\fP function checks for an ncurses extension +\fBO_INPUT_FIELD\fP which allows a dynamic field to shrink if the new +limit is smaller than the current field size. +.SH AUTHORS +Juergen Pfeifer. +Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. 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