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cdk_template(3)           Library Functions Manual           cdk_template(3)

NAME

       cdk_template - a curses template widget.

SYNOPSIS

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

       #include <cdk.h>

       char *activateCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype * actions);

       void cleanCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       void destroyCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       void drawCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      boolean box);

       void eraseCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       boolean getCDKTemplateBox (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       int getCDKTemplateMin (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       char *getCDKTemplateValue (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       char *injectCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype input);

       char *mixCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       void moveCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      boolean relative,
                      boolean refresh);

       CDKTEMPLATE *newCDKTemplate (
                      CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      const char *title,
                      const char *label,
                      const char *plate,
                      const char *overlay,
                      boolean box,
                      boolean shadow);

       void positionCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       void setCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      const char *value,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKTemplateBackgroundAttrib (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype attribute);

       void setCDKTemplateBackgroundColor (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      const char * color);

       void setCDKTemplateBox (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKTemplateBoxAttribute (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateCB (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      TEMPLATECB callbackFunction);

       void setCDKTemplateHorizontalChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateLLChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateLRChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateMin (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      int minimum);

       void setCDKTemplatePostProcess (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKTemplatePreProcess (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKTemplateULChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateURChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateValue (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      const char *value);

       void setCDKTemplateVerticalChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       char *unmixCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      const char *string);

DESCRIPTION

       The Cdk template widget creates a template widget which allows a user
       to type information into an entry field with a pre-set field  format.
       Typical  uses  for this widget would be a date field or a time field.
       The following are functions which create or manipulate the  Cdk  tem-
       plate box widget.

AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS

       activateCDKTemplate
            activates  the  template  widget and lets the user interact with
            the widget.

            o   The parameter template is a pointer to a  non-NULL  template
                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 char * representing the information
            typed into the widget and the widget data exitType will  be  set
            to vNORMAL.

            If  the  character  entered  was  ESCAPE  then the function will
            return NULL pointer and the  widget  data  exitType  is  set  to
            vESCAPE_HIT.

       cleanCDKTemplate
            clears the information from the field.

       destroyCDKTemplate
            removes  the  widget  from  the  screen and frees any memory the
            object used.

       drawCDKTemplate
            draws the template widget on the screen.  If box  is  true,  the
            widget is drawn with a box.

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

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

       getCDKTemplateMin
            returns the minimum characters that must be entered  before  the
            widget will exit.

       getCDKTemplateValue
            returns the current value of the widget.

       injectCDKTemplate
            injects a single character into the widget.

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

            o   The parameter character is the character to inject into  the
                widget.

            The  return value and side-effect (setting the widget data exit-
            Type) depend upon the injected character:

            RETURN or TAB
                   the function returns a char * representing  the  informa-
                   tion  typed into the widget.  The widget data exitType is
                   set to vNORMAL.

            ESCAPE the function returns a NULL  pointer.   The  widget  data
                   exitType is set to vESCAPE_HIT.

            Otherwise
                   unless  modified  by preprocessing, postprocessing or key
                   bindings, the function returns a NULL pointer.  The  wid-
                   get data exitType is set to vEARLY_EXIT.

       mixCDKTemplate
            returns a char* pointer to the field value and the plate.

       moveCDKTemplate
            moves the given widget to the given position.

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

                The parameter xpos is an integer or one  of  the  predefined
                values TOP, BOTTOM, and CENTER.

                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 be repainted after the move.

       newCDKTemplate
            creates a template widget, returning a pointer to  it.   Parame-
            ters:

            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  to  display 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  display  in  the label of the template
                 field.

            plate
                 defines the character to allow at each position in the tem-
                 plate field.  This is done by creating a character plate by
                 using special format character to tell the template  widget
                 what  type  of  character  is allowed where in the template
                 widget.  The following table lists the format types.

                 Plate_Character   Effect
                 ------------------------------------------------------
                 #                 Accepts an integer.
                 A                 Accepts an alphabetic value.
                 C                 Accepts an alphabetic value.  Auto-
                                   matically converts the character to
                                   upper case.
                 c                 Accepts an alphabetic value.  Auto-
                                   matically converts the character to
                                   lower case.
                 M                 Accepts alphanumeric characters.
                 X                 Accepts  alphanumeric   characters.
                                   Automatically  converts the charac-
                                   ter to upper case.
                 x                 Accepts  alphanumeric   characters.
                                   Automatically  converts the charac-
                                   ter to upper case.
                 Anything else     Ignored and assumed a  non-editable
                                   position.
                 ------------------------------------------------------

            overlay
                 is  the  overlay of the template field.  If the field needs
                 some sort of overlay, this parameter supplies this.  A date
                 field could have YY/MM/DD, the overlay parameter would dis-
                 play YY/MM/DD on an empty template field.

            box  is true if the 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.

       positionCDKTemplate
            allows  the  user  to  move the widget around the screen via the
            single keystroke commands.  See cdk_position(3)  for  key  bind-
            ings.

       setCDKTemplate
            lets  the programmer modify certain elements of an existing tem-
            plate widget.

            The parameter names  correspond  to  the  same  parameter  names
            listed in the newCDKTemplate function.

       setCDKTemplateBackgroundAttrib
            sets the background attribute of the widget.

            The parameter attribute is a curses attribute, e.g., A_BOLD.

       setCDKTemplateBackgroundColor
            sets the background color of the widget.

            The parameter color is in the format of the Cdk format strings.

            For more information, see the cdk_display(3).

       setCDKTemplateBox
            sets  a flag, true if the widget will be drawn with a box around
            it.

       setCDKTemplateBoxAttribute
            sets the attribute of the box.

       setCDKTemplateCB
            allows the programmer to set a different widget input handler.

            The parameter callbackFunction is of type TEMPLATECB.

            The default input handler is CDKTemplateCallBack.

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

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

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

       setCDKTemplateMin
            sets  the  minimum  number  of  characters  that must be entered
            before the widget will exit.

       setCDKTemplatePostProcess
            allows the user to have the widget call a function after the key
            has  been  applied to the widget.  To learn more about post-pro-
            cessing see cdk_process (3).

       setCDKTemplatePreProcess
            allows the user to have the widget call a function after  a  key
            is  hit  and  before the key is applied to the widget.  To learn
            more about preprocessing see cdk_process (3).

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

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

       setCDKTemplateValue
            sets a value in the widget.

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

       unmixCDKTemplate
            returns  a  char*  pointer  to the field value without any plate
            characters.

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                              |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Delete          | Deletes  the  character at the cur- |
              |                | sor.                                |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Backspace       | Deletes the character  before  cur- |
              |                | sor, moves cursor left.             |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Ctrl-P          | Pastes  whatever  is  in  the paste |
              |                | buffer, into the widget.            |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Ctrl-K          | Cuts the contents from  the  widget |
              |                | and  saves a copy in the paste buf- |
              |                | fer.                                |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Ctrl-T          | Copies the contents of  the  widget |
              |                | into the paste buffer.              |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Ctrl-E          | Erases the contents of the widget.  |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Return          | Exits  the  widget  and  returns  a |
              |                | char* representing the  information |
              |                | which was typed into the field.  It |
              |                | also sets the widget data  exitType |
              |                | to vNORMAL.                         |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Tab             | Exits  the  widget  and  returns  a |
              |                | char* representing the  information |
              |                | which was typed into the field.  It |
              |                | also sets the widget data  exitType |
              |                | to vNORMAL.                         |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Escape          | Exits the widget and returns a NULL |
              |                | pointer.  It also sets  the  widget |
              |                | data exitType to vESCAPE_HIT.       |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+
              |Ctrl-L          | Refreshes the screen.               |
              +----------------+-------------------------------------+

SEE ALSO

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

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