form_field_opts(3curses)                    form_field_opts(3curses)


       NAME
             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);

       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 VALUE
             set_field_opts, field_opts_on and field_opts_off return one of
             the following:








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

      NOTICES
            The header file form.h automatically includes the header files
            eti.h and curses.h.

      REFERENCES
            curses(3curses), forms(3curses)






































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