form_variables(3x)

form_variables3x

Form system global variables

Usage

#include <form.h>

FIELDTYPE * TYPE_ALNUM; FIELDTYPE * TYPE_ALPHA; FIELDTYPE * TYPE_ENUM; FIELDTYPE * TYPE_INTEGER; FIELDTYPE * TYPE_IPV4; FIELDTYPE * TYPE_NUMERIC; FIELDTYPE * TYPE_REGEXP;

Overview

These are building blocks for the form library, defining fields that can be created using set_fieldtype(3X). Each provides functions for field- and character-validation, according to the given datatype.

Type_alnum

This holds alphanumeric data.

Type_alpha

This holds alphabetic data.

Type_enum

This holds an enumerated type.

Type_integer

This holds a decimal integer.

TYPE_IPV4

This holds an IPv4 internet address, e.g., "127.0.0.1".

Type_numeric

This holds a decimal number, with optional sign and decimal point.

Type_regexp

This holds a regular expression.

Portability

The TYPE_IPV4 variable is an extension not provided by older implementations of the form library.

Releases

Unchanged in 20 releases since macOS 14.0.

  1. 14.0–26.5

From ncurses 79 in macOS 26.5. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.