NAME
dynamic_field_info,
field_info —
form library
LIBRARY
library “libform”
SYNOPSIS
#include
<form.h>
int
dynamic_field_info(FIELD
*field, int *drows,
int *dcols,
int *max);
int
field_info(FIELD
*field, int *rows,
int *cols,
int *frow,
int *fcol,
int *nrow,
int *nbuf);
DESCRIPTION
The functiondynamic_field_info()
returns the sizing information for the field given. The function will return
the number of rows, columns and the maximum growth of the field in the storage
pointed to by the drows, dcols and max parameters respectively. Dynamic field
information cannot be requested for the default field. If the field given is
not dynamic then dynamic_field_info() will simply
return the size of the actual field. The
field_info()
will return the number or rows, columns, field starting row, field starting
column, number of off screen rows and number of buffers in
rows, cols,
frow, fcol,
nrow and nbuf respectively.
RETURN VALUES
The functions will return one of the following error values:
E_OK- The function was successful.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT- A bad argument was passed to the function.
SEE ALSO
NOTES
The header
<form.h> automatically
includes both <curses.h> and
<eti.h>.