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cdk_selection 3

cdk_selection(3)          Library Functions Manual          cdk_selection(3)

NAME

       cdk_selection - curses selection list widget.

SYNOPSIS

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

       #include <cdk.h>

       int activateCDKSelection (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype * actions);

       void destroyCDKSelection (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection);

       void drawCDKSelection (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      boolean box);

       void eraseCDKSelection (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection);

       boolean getCDKSelectionBox (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection);

       int getCDKSelectionChoice (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      int index);

       int *getCDKSelectionChoices (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection);

       int getCDKSelectionCurrent (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection);

       chtype getCDKSelectionHighlight (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection);

       int getCDKSelectionItems (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      char **list);

       int getCDKSelectionMode (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      int index);

       int *getCDKSelectionModes (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection);

       char *getCDKSelectionTitle (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection);

       int injectCDKSelection (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype input);

       void moveCDKSelection (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      boolean relative,
                      boolean refresh);

       CDKSELECTION *newCDKSelection (
                      CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      int spos,
                      int height,
                      int width,
                      const char *title,
                      CDK_CONST char **selectionList,
                      int selectionListLength,
                      CDK_CONST char **choiceList,
                      int choiceListLength,
                      chtype highlight,
                      boolean box,
                      boolean shadow);

       void positionCDKSelection (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection);

       void setCDKSelection (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype highlight,
                      int *defChoices,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKSelectionBackgroundAttrib (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype attribute);

       void setCDKSelectionBackgroundColor (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      const char * color);

       void setCDKSelectionBox (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      boolean boxWidget);

       void setCDKSelectionBoxAttribute (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSelectionChoice (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      int index,
                      int choice);

       void setCDKSelectionChoices (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      int *choices);

       void setCDKSelectionCurrent (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      intindex);

       void setCDKSelectionHighlight (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype highlight);

       void setCDKSelectionHorizontalChar (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSelectionItems (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      CDK_CONST char **list,
                      int listSize);

       void setCDKSelectionLLChar (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSelectionLRChar (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSelectionMode (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      int index,
                      int mode);

       void setCDKSelectionModes (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      int *modes);

       void setCDKSelectionPostProcess (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKSelectionPreProcess (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKSelectionTitle (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      const char *title);

       void setCDKSelectionULChar (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSelectionURChar (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSelectionVerticalChar (
                      CDKSELECTION *selection,
                      chtype character);

DESCRIPTION

       The  Cdk  selection  widget  creates a selection list.  The following
       functions create or manipulate the Cdk selection list widget.

AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS

       activateCDKSelection
            activates the selection widget and lets the user  interact  with
            the widget.

            o   The parameter selection is a pointer to a non-NULL selection
                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 1.  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 value  of  -1  and  the
            widget data exitType will be set to vESCAPE_HIT.

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

       drawCDKSelection
            draws the selection widget on the screen.  If the box  parameter
            is true, the widget is drawn with a box.

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

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

       getCDKSelectionChoice
            returns the selection choice at the given index.

       getCDKSelectionChoices
            returns an array of the current selection choices for  the  wid-
            get.

       getCDKSelectionCurrent
            returns the current selection index.

       getCDKSelectionHighlight
            returns the attribute of the highlight bar.

       getCDKSelectionItems
            optionally  copies  the  selection-list  items into the caller's
            list, which must be large enough since this  function  does  not
            allocate it.  If the list parameter is null, no copying is done.
            It returns the list size whether or not the  list  parameter  is
            null.

       getCDKSelectionMode
            returns the selection mode at the given index.

       getCDKSelectionModes
            returns an array of the current modes for the widget.

       getCDKSelectionTitle
            returns  the  first  line  of the title of the selection widget.
            The caller must free the returned value.

       injectCDKSelection
            injects a single character into the widget.

            o   The parameter selection is a pointer to a non-NULL selection
                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 1.  The widget data exitType is set
                   to vNORMAL.

            ESCAPE the function returns -1.  vESCAPE_HIT.  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 exit-
                   Type is set to vEARLY_EXIT.

       moveCDKSelection
            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.

       newCDKSelection
            creates a selection widget and returns 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.

            spos is  where the scroll bar is to be placed.  It may be one of
                 three values:

                 LEFT puts the scroll bar on the left of the scrolling list.
                      RIGHT  puts  the  scroll  bar on the right side of the
                      list, and

                 NONE does not add a scroll bar.

            height and

            width
                 control the height and width of the widget.  If you provide
                 a  value of zero for either of the height or the width, the
                 widget will be created with the full width  and  height  of
                 the  screen.   If  you provide a negative value, the widget
                 will be created the full height or width  minus  the  value
                 provided.

            title
                 is  the  string  which to display at the top of the widget.
                 The title can be more than one line; just  provide  a  car-
                 riage return character at the line break.

            selectionList
                 is the list of items to display in the selection list

            selectionListLength
                 is the number of elements in the given list.

            choiceList
                 is  the list of choices that will be selected when the user
                 presses the space bar.

            choiceListLength
                 is the length of this list.

            highlight
                 specifies the display attribute of the  currently  selected
                 item.

            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.

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

       setCDKSelection
            lets  the  programmer  modify  certain  elements  of an existing
            selection widget.  The parameter names correspond  to  the  same
            parameter names listed in the newCDKSelection function.

       setCDKSelectionBackgroundAttrib
            sets  the  background  attribute  of  the widget.  The parameter
            attribute is a curses attribute, e.g., A_BOLD.

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

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

       setCDKSelectionBoxAttribute
            sets the attribute of the box.

       setCDKSelectionChoice
            sets the selection choice value at the given index.

       setCDKSelectionChoices
            sets the selection choice values of the widget.

       setCDKSelectionCurrent
            sets the current selection index.

       setCDKSelectionHighlight
            sets the attribute of the highlight bar.

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

       setCDKSelectionItems
            sets the selection list  items.   The  previous  selection  list
            items stored in the widget are freed.

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

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

       setCDKSelectionMode
            sets the selection mode at the given index.

       setCDKSelectionModes
            sets  the  selection  mode of the elements of the widget.  There
            are two acceptable values for the modes:

            0  which allows the user to change the selection  value  at  the
               given index; and

            1  which sets the element to a read-only state.

       setCDKSelectionPostProcess
            allows the user to have the widget call a function after the key
            has been applied to the widget.  The parameter function  is  the
            callback  function.  The parameter data points to data passed to
            the callback function.  To learn more about post-processing  see
            cdk_process(3).

       setCDKSelectionPreProcess
            allows  the  user to have the widget call a function after a key
            is hit and before the key is applied to the widget.  The parame-
            ter  function is the callback function.  The parameter data is a
            pointer  to  void.   To  learn  more  about  pre-processing  see
            cdk_process(3).

       setCDKSelectionTitle
            set the selection list's title.

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

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

       setCDKSelectionVerticalChar
            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 help the user enter or manipulate the information quickly:

            +---------------------------------------------------------+
            |Key               Action                                 |
            +---------------------------------------------------------+
            |Left Arrow        Shift the whole list left one column.  |
            |Right Arrow       Shift the whole list right one column. |
            |Up Arrow          Select the previous item in the list.  |
            |Down Arrow        Select the next item in the list.      |
            +---------------------------------------------------------+
            |Prev Page                                                |
            |Ctrl-B            Scroll one page backward.              |
            +---------------------------------------------------------+
            |Next Page                                                |
            |Ctrl-F            Scroll one page forward.               |
            +---------------------------------------------------------+
            |1                                                        |
            |<                                                        |
            |g                                                        |
            |Home              Move to the first element in the list. |
            +---------------------------------------------------------+
            |>                                                        |
            |G                                                        |
            |End               Move to the last element in the list.  |
            +---------------------------------------------------------+
            |$                 Shift the whole list to the far right. |
            ||                 Shift the whole list to the far left.  |
            +---------------------------------------------------------+
            |Space             Cycles  to the next choice on the cur- |
            |                  rent item.                             |
            |Return            Exit the widget and  return  1.   Also |
            |                  set  the widget data exitType to vNOR- |
            |                  MAL.                                   |
            |Tab               Exit the widget and  return  1.   Also |
            |                  set  the widget data exitType to vNOR- |
            |                  MAL.                                   |
            |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_screen(3)

                                                            cdk_selection(3)