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cdk_itemlist 3

cdk_itemlist(3)           Library Functions Manual           cdk_itemlist(3)

NAME

       cdk_itemlist - curses itemlist widget.

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag ... ] file ...  -lcdk [ library ... ]

       #include <cdk.h>

       int activateCDKItemlist (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtype *actions);

       void destroyCDKItemlist (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist);

       void drawCDKItemlist (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      boolean box);

       void drawCDKItemlistField (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      boolean highlight);

       void eraseCDKItemlist (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist);

       boolean getCDKItemlistBox (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist);

       int getCDKItemlistCurrentItem (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist);

       int getCDKItemlistDefaultItem (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist);

       chtype **getCDKItemlistValues (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      int *listSize);

       int injectCDKItemlist (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtype input);

       void moveCDKItemlist (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      boolean relative,
                      boolean refresh);

       CDKITEMLIST *newCDKItemlist (
                      CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      const char *title,
                      const char *label,
                      CDK_CONST char **itemList,
                      int itemCount,
                      int defaultItem,
                      boolean box,
                      boolean shadow);

       void positionCDKItemlist (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist);

       void setCDKItemlist (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      CDK_CONST char **itemList,
                      int itemCount,
                      int currentSelection,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKItemlistBackgroundAttrib (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtypeattribute);

       void setCDKItemlistBackgroundColor (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      const char *color);

       void setCDKItemlistBox (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKItemlistBoxAttribute (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKItemlistCurrentItem (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      int currentItem);

       void setCDKItemlistDefaultItem (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      int defaultItem);

       void setCDKItemlistHorizontalChar (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKItemlistLLChar (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKItemlistLRChar (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKItemlistPostProcess (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void *data);

       void setCDKItemlistPreProcess (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void *data);

       void setCDKItemlistULChar (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKItemlistURChar (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKItemlistValues (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      CDK_CONST char **itemList,
                      int itemCount);

       void setCDKItemlistVerticalChar (
                      CDKITEMLIST *itemlist,
                      chtype character);

DESCRIPTION

       The  Cdk  itemlist  widget  creates  a  widget which allows a user to
       select from a list of preset character strings such as  the  days  of
       the  week  or the months of the year.  The following functions create
       or manipulate the Cdk itemlist widget.

AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS

       activateCDKItemlist
            activates the itemlist widget and lets the  user  interact  with
            the widget.

            o   The  parameter  itemlist is a pointer to a non-NULL itemlist
                widget.

            o   If the actions parameter is passed with  a  non-NULL  value,
                the  characters  in the array will be injected into the wid-
                get.

                To activate the widget interactively pass in a NULL  pointer
                for actions.

                If  the  character entered into this widget is RETURN or TAB
                then this function will return a value from 0 to the  number
                of  buttons  -1,  representing the button selected.  It will
                also set the widget data exitType to vNORMAL.

                If the character entered into this widget  was  ESCAPE  then
                the  widget  will  return  a -1 and the widget data exitType
                will be set to vESCAPE_HIT.

       destroyCDKItemlist
            removes the widget from the screen and frees memory  the  object
            used.

       drawCDKItemlist
            draws the itemlist widget on the screen.  The box option is true
            if the widget is drawn with a box.

       drawCDKItemlistField
            draws the contents of the field.

       eraseCDKItemlist
            removes the widget from the screen.  This does NOT  destroy  the
            widget.

       getCDKItemlistBox
            returns true if the widget will be drawn with a box around it.

       getCDKItemlistCurrentItem
            returns the index of the currently displayed item in the widget.

       getCDKItemlistDefaultItem
            returns the index of the default item in the widget.

       getCDKItemlistValues
            returns  the  list of pointers to the items.  The parameter size
            points to a location which receives the item count.

       injectCDKItemlist
            injects a single character into the widget.

            o   The parameter itemlist is a pointer to a  non-NULL  itemlist
                widget.

            o   The  parameter character is the character to inject into the
                widget.  The return value and side-effect (setting the  wid-
                get data exitType) depend upon the injected character:

                RETURN or TAB
                       the function returns a value ranging from zero to one
                       less than the number  of  buttons,  representing  the
                       button  selected.  The widget data exitType is set to
                       vNORMAL.

                ESCAPE the function returns -1.  The widget data exitType is
                       set to vESCAPE_HIT.

                Otherwise
                       unless  modified  by preprocessing, postprocessing or
                       key bindings, the function returns  -1.   The  widget
                       data exitType is set to vEARLY_EXIT.

       moveCDKItemlist
            moves the given widget to the given position.

            o   The  parameters  xpos  and  ypos are the new position of the
                widget.

            o   The parameter xpos may be an integer  or  one  of  the  pre-
                defined values TOP, BOTTOM, and CENTER.

            o   The  parameter  ypos  may  be  an integer or one of the pre-
                defined values LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER.

            o   The parameter relative states whether the xpos/ypos pair  is
                a relative move or an absolute move.

                For  example,  if xpos = 1 and ypos = 2 and relative = TRUE,
                then the widget would move one  row  down  and  two  columns
                right.   If the value of relative was FALSE, then the widget
                would move to the position (1,2).

                Do not use the values TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT,  RIGHT,  or  CENTER
                when relative = TRUE.  (weird things may happen).

            o   The  final parameter refresh is a boolean value which states
                whether the widget will get refreshed after the move.

       newCDKItemlist
            creates a pointer to an itemlist widget.  Parameters:

            screen
                 is the screen you wish this widget to be placed in.

            xpos controls the placement of the object along  the  horizontal
                 axis.   It may be an integer or one of the pre-defined val-
                 ues LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER.

            ypos controls the placement of the  object  along  the  vertical
                 axis.   It may be an integer or one of the pre-defined val-
                 ues TOP, BOTTOM, and CENTER.

            title
                 is the string which will be displayed at  the  top  of  the
                 widget.   The title can be more than one line; just provide
                 a carriage return character at the line break.

            label
                 is the string to use as the label of the itemlist field.

            itemList
                 is the list of the strings which will be displayed  in  the
                 widget.

            itemCount
                 is the number of elements in the list.

            defaultItem
                 is the index of the default item for the list.

            box  is true if widget should be drawn with a box around it.

            shadow
                 turns the shadow on or off around this widget.

            If  the  widget  could  not  be  created  then a NULL pointer is
            returned.

       positionCDKItemlist
            allows the user to move the widget around  the  screen  via  the
            cursor/keypad keys.  See cdk_position(3) for key bindings.

       setCDKItemlist
            lets the programmer modify certain elements of an existing item-
            list widget.  The parameter names correspond to the same parame-
            ter names listed in the newCDKItemlist function.

       setCDKItemlistBackgroundAttrib
            the  background  color  attribute  the  widget.   The  parameter
            attribute is a curses attribute, e.g., A_BOLD.

       setCDKItemlistBackgroundColor
            sets the background color of the widget.  The parameter color is
            in the format of the Cdk format strings.  See cdk_display(3).

       setCDKItemlistBox
            sets whether the widget will be drawn with a box around it.

       setCDKItemlistBoxAttribute
            sets the attribute of the box.

       setCDKItemlistCurrentItem
            sets the currently displayed item in the widget.

       setCDKItemlistDefaultItem
            sets the default item in the widget.

       setCDKItemlistHorizontalChar
            sets  the  horizontal drawing character for the box to the given
            character.

       setCDKItemlistLLChar
            sets the lower left hand corner of the widget's box to the given
            character.

       setCDKItemlistLRChar
            sets  the  lower  right  hand  corner of the widget's box to the
            given character.

       setCDKItemlistPostProcess
            allows the user to have the widget call a function after the key
            has been applied to the widget.

            o   The parameter function is the callback function.

            o   The  parameter  data  points  to data passed to the callback
                function.

                To learn more about post-processing see cdk_process(3).

       setCDKItemlistPreProcess
            allows the user to have the widget call a function after  a  key
            is hit and before the key is applied to the widget.

            o   The parameter function is the callback function.

            o   The  parameter  data  points  to data passed to the callback
                function.

                To learn more about pre-processing see cdk_process(3).

       setCDKItemlistULChar
            sets the upper left hand corner of the widget's box to the given
            character.

       setCDKItemlistURChar
            sets  the  upper  right  hand  corner of the widget's box to the
            given character.

       setCDKItemlistValues
            sets the contents of the list from an array of  string  pointers
            item  whose final index is given by count.  If defaultItem is in
            the range 0..count, that sets the default  item  value  for  the
            list.

       setCDKItemlistVerticalChar
            sets  the  vertical  drawing  character for the box to the given
            character.

KEY BINDINGS

       When the widget is activated there are several default  key  bindings
       which will help the user enter or manipulate the information quickly.
       The following table outlines the keys and their actions for this wid-
       get.

            +----------------------------------------------------------+
            |Key               Action                                  |
            +----------------------------------------------------------+
            |Left Arrow                                                |
            |Down Arrow                                                |
            |-                                                         |
            |p                 Shift the list one column to the left.  |
            +----------------------------------------------------------+
            |Right Arrow                                               |
            |Up Arrow                                                  |
            |Space                                                     |
            |+                                                         |
            |n                 Shift the list one column to the right. |
            +----------------------------------------------------------+
            |d                                                         |
            |D                 Display the default item.               |
            +----------------------------------------------------------+
            |0                 Display the first item in the list.     |
            |$                 Display the last item in the list.      |
            +----------------------------------------------------------+
            |Return            Exit  the  widget and return an integer |
            |                  representing  the  current   selection. |
            |                  Also  set  the  widget data exitType to |
            |                  vNORMAL.                                |
            |Tab               Exit the widget and return  an  integer |
            |                  representing   the  current  selection. |
            |                  Also set the widget  data  exitType  to |
            |                  vNORMAL.                                |
            |Escape            Exit  the  widget  and return -1.  Also |
            |                  set  the  widget   data   exitType   to |
            |                  vESCAPE_HIT.                            |
            |Ctrl-L            Refreshes the screen.                   |
            +----------------------------------------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       cdk(3),      cdk_binding(3),     cdk_display(3),     cdk_position(3),
       cdk_process(3), cdk_screen(3)

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