FORM_FIELD_ATTRIBUTES(3CURSES) Curses Library Functions

NAME

form_field_attributes, set_field_fore, field_fore, set_field_back,
field_back, set_field_pad, field_pad - format the general display
attributes of forms

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lform -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <form.h>

int set_field_fore(FIELD *field, chtype attr);


chtype field_fore(FIELD *field);


int set_field_back(FIELD *field, chtype attr);


chtype field_back(FIELD *field);


int set_field_pad(FIELD *field, int pad);


int field_pad(FIELD *field);

DESCRIPTION

set_field_fore() sets the foreground attribute of field. The
foreground attribute is the low-level curses display attribute used
to display the field contents. field_fore() returns the foreground
attribute of field.


set_field_back() sets the background attribute of field. The
background attribute is the low-level curses display attribute used
to display the extent of the field. field_back() returns the
background attribute of field.


set_field_pad() sets the pad character of field to pad. The pad
character is the character used to fill within the field. field_pad()
returns the pad character of field.

RETURN VALUES

field_fore(), field_back(), and field_pad() return default values if
field is NULL. If field is not NULL and is not a valid FIELD pointer,
the return value from these routines is undefined.


set_field_fore(), set_field_back(), and set_field_pad() return one of
the following:

E_OK
The function returned successfully.


E_SYSTEM_ERROR
System error.


E_BAD_ARGUMENT
An argument is incorrect.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+---------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Unsafe |
+---------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

curses(3CURSES), forms(3CURSES), attributes(7)

NOTES

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

December 31, 1996
FORM_FIELD_ATTRIBUTES(3CURSES)