FORMS(3)                NetBSD 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 ALSO
     curses(3), forms(3)

NOTES
     The header <form.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>.

NetBSD 5.0_STABLE               January 1, 2001              NetBSD 5.0_STABLE
