set_field_just(3form)

set_field_just3form

Retrieve field characteristics

Part of field_just(3form).

Usage

#include <form.h>

int set_field_just(FIELD *field, int justification); int field_just(const FIELD *field);

Overview

The function set_field_just sets the justification attribute of a field; field_just returns a field's justification attribute. The attribute may be one of NO_JUSTIFICATION, JUSTIFY_RIGHT, JUSTIFY_LEFT, or JUSTIFY_CENTER.

Return value

The function field_just returns one of: NO_JUSTIFICATION, JUSTIFY_RIGHT, JUSTIFY_LEFT, or JUSTIFY_CENTER.

The function set_field_just returns one of the following:

E_OK

The routine succeeded.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error occurred (see errno(3)).

E_BAD_ARGUMENT

Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

Portability

These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

Releases

12 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 9 times.

  1. 3.0
  2. 3.1
  3. 4.0
  4. 5.0–6.0
  5. 7–8
  6. 9
  7. 10
  8. 11
  9. 12
  10. 13

Authors

Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.

From ncurses-doc 6.5+20250216-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.