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cdk_entry 3 2024-03-28 Library calls

cdk_entry(3)                    Library calls                   cdk_entry(3)

NAME

       cdk_entry - Cdk text-entry widget.

SYNOPSIS

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

       #include <cdk.h>

       char *activateCDKEntry (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype *actions);

       void cleanCDKEntry (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       void destroyCDKEntry (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       void drawCDKEntry (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      boolean box);

       void eraseCDKEntry (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       boolean getCDKEntryBox (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       chtype getCDKEntryFillerChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       chtype getCDKEntryHiddenChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       int getCDKEntryMax (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       int getCDKEntryMin (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       char *getCDKEntryValue (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       int injectCDKEntry (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype input);

       void moveCDKEntry (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      boolean relative,
                      boolean refresh);

       CDKENTRY *newCDKEntry (
                      CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      const char *title,
                      const char *label,
                      chtype fieldAttribute,
                      chtype fillerCharacter,
                      EDisplayType displayType,
                      int fieldWidth,
                      int minimumLength,
                      int maximumLength,
                      boolean box,
                      boolean shadow);

       void positionCDKEntry (
                      CDKENTRY *entry);

       void setCDKEntry (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      const char *value,
                      int minimumLength,
                      int maximumLength,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKEntryBackgroundAttrib (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype attribute);

       void setCDKEntryBackgroundColor (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      const char * color);

       void setCDKEntryBox (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKEntryBoxAttribute (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKEntryCB (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      ENTRYCB callBackFunction);

       void setCDKEntryFillerChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKEntryHiddenChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKEntryHighlight (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype highlight,
                      boolean cursor);

       void setCDKEntryHorizontalChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKEntryLLChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKEntryLRChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKEntryMax (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      int maximum);

       void setCDKEntryMin (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      int minimum);

       void setCDKEntryPostProcess (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKEntryPreProcess (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKEntryULChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKEntryURChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKEntryValue (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      const char *value);

       void setCDKEntryVerticalChar (
                      CDKENTRY *entry,
                      chtype character);

DESCRIPTION

       The Cdk entry widget creates a text-entry box with a label and an en-
       try field.  The following functions create or manipulate the Cdk  en-
       try box widget.

AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS

       activateCDKEntry
            activates  the  entry widget and lets the user interact with the
            widget.

            o   The parameter entry is a pointer to a non-NULL entry 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  re-
            turn  NULL  pointer  and  the  widget  data  exitType  is set to
            vESCAPE_HIT.

       cleanCDKEntry
            clears the information from the field.

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

       drawCDKEntry
            draws the entry widget on the screen.

            If the box parameter is true, the widget is drawn with a box.

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

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

       getCDKEntryFillerChar
            returns the character being used to draw  unused  space  in  the
            widget.

       getCDKEntryHiddenChar
            returns  the  character  being used to draw the hidden character
            type.

       getCDKEntryMax
            returns the maximum length of a string the widget will allow.

       getCDKEntryMin
            returns the minimum length of a string the widget will allow.

       getCDKEntryValue
            returns the current value of the widget.

       injectCDKEntry
            injects a single character into the widget.

            o   The parameter entry is a pointer to a non-NULL entry 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.

       moveCDKEntry
            moves the given widget to the given position.

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

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

                The  parameter  ypos may be an integer or one of the pre-de-
                fined 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.

       newCDKEntry
            creates a pointer to an entry widget.  Parameters:

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

            o   xpos controls the placement of the object along the horizon-
                tal axis.  It may be an integer or one  of  the  pre-defined
                values LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER.

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

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

            o   label  is the string which will be displayed in the label of
                the entry field.

            o   fieldAttribute is the attribute of the characters which  are
                typed in.

            o   filler is the character which is to be displayed in an empty
                space in the entry field.

            o   displayType tells how the entry field  will  behave  when  a
                character is entered into the field.  See cdk_display(3) for
                valid values for this field.

            o   fieldWidth denotes the width of the field:

                o   If a value of zero is provided, the field will  be  made
                    as wide as possible on the screen.

                o   If  a negative value is given, then the field width will
                    be the maximum width minus the value provided.

            o   minimumLength controls the number of characters  which  must
                be entered before the user can exit the entry field.

            o   maximumLength sets the maximum number of characters that can
                be entered.

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

            o   shadow turns the shadow on around this widget.

            If  the  widget  could not be created then a NULL pointer is re-
            turned.

       positionCDKEntry
            allows the user to move the widget around  the  screen  via  the
            cursor/keypad  keys.   The following key bindings can be used to
            move the widget around the screen.  See cdk_position(3) for  key
            bindings.

       setCDKEntry
            lets the programmer modify certain elements of an existing entry
            widget.

            o   The value parameter sets the value of the  contents  of  the
                entry field.

            o   The  other  parameter names correspond to the same parameter
                names listed in the newCDKEntry function.

       setCDKEntryBackgroundAttrib
            sets the background attribute of the widget.

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

       setCDKEntryBackgroundColor
            sets the background color of the widget.

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

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

       setCDKEntryBoxAttribute
            function sets the attribute of the box.

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

            The parameter callbackFunction is of type ENTRYCB.

            The default function is CDKEntryCallBack.

       setCDKEntryFillerChar
            sets  the  character  to  use  when  drawing unused space in the
            field.

       setCDKEntryHiddenChar
            sets the character to use when using a hidden character type.

       setCDKEntryHighlight
            sets the attribute of the entry field.

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

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

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

       setCDKEntryMax
            sets  the  maximum length of the string that the widget will al-
            low.

       setCDKEntryMin
            sets the minimum length of the string that the widget  will  al-
            low.

       setCDKEntryPostProcess
            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).

       setCDKEntryPreProcess
            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).

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

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

       setCDKEntryValue
            sets the current value of the widget.

       setCDKEntryVerticalChar
            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    Moves the cursor to the left.
       CTRL-B        Moves the cursor to the left.
       Right Arrow   Moves the cursor to the right.
       CTRL-F        Moves the cursor to the right.
       Delete        Deletes the character at the cursor.
       Backspace     Deletes the character before cursor, moves cursor left.
       CTRL-V        Pastes  whatever  is in the paste buffer, into the wid-
                     get.
       CTRL-X        Cuts the contents from the widget and saves a  copy  in
                     the paste buffer.
       CTRL-Y        Copies  the  contents of the widget into the paste buf-
                     fer.
       CTRL-U        Erases the contents of the widget.
       CTRL-A        Moves the cursor to the beginning of the entry field.
       CTRL-E        Moves the cursor to the end of the entry field.
       CTRL-T        Transposes the character  under  the  cursor  with  the
                     character to the right.
       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_position(3),
       cdk_process(3), cdk_screen(3)

                                 2024-03-28                     cdk_entry(3)