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32.Dd January 1, 2001
33.Dt FORM_PAGE 3
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm current_field ,
37.Nm field_index ,
38.Nm form_page ,
39.Nm form_max_page ,
40.Nm set_current_field ,
41.Nm set_form_page
42.Nd form library
43.Sh LIBRARY
44.Lb libform
45.Sh SYNOPSIS
46.In form.h
47.Ft FIELD *
48.Fn current_field "FORM *form"
49.Ft int
50.Fn field_index "FIELD *field"
51.Ft int
52.Fn form_page "FORM *form"
53.Ft int
54.Fn form_max_page "FORM *form"
55.Ft int
56.Fn set_current_field "FORM *form" "FIELD *field"
57.Ft int
58.Fn set_form_page "FORM *form" "int page"
59.Sh DESCRIPTION
60The
61.Fn current_field
62returns a pointer to the structure for the field that is currently
63active on the page.
64If there is an error,
65.Fn current_field
66will return
67.Dv NULL .
68Calling
69.Fn field_index
70will return the index of the given field in the form field array.
71The
72current page the form is on can be determined by using
73.Fn form_page ,
74the current page of a form can be programmatically set by calling
75.Fn set_form_page .
76The maximum page number for a form can be found by
77calling the function
78.Fn form_max_page
79but note that this function is a
80.Nx
81extension and must not be used in portable forms library programs.
82The current field on the form may be set by calling
83.Fn set_current_field
84which will set the current field to the one given.
85.Sh RETURN VALUES
86Functions returning pointers will return
87.Dv NULL
88if an error is detected.
89The functions that return an int will return one of the following
90error values:
91.Pp
92.Bl -tag -width E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND -compact
93.It Er E_OK
94The function was successful.
95.It Er E_BAD_ARGUMENT
96The function was passed a bad argument.
97.It Er E_NOT_CONNECTED
98The given field is not associated with a form.
99.It Er E_BAD_STATE
100The function was called from within an init or term function.
101.It Er E_INVALID_FIELD
102The field given is not part of the given form.
103.El
104.Sh SEE ALSO
105.Xr curses 3 ,
106.Xr forms 3
107.Sh NOTES
108The header
109.In form.h
110automatically includes both
111.In curses.h
112and
113.In eti.h .
114.Pp
115The
116.Nm form_max_page
117is a
118.Nx
119extension and should not be used in portable applications.
120