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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.

            •   The parameter selection is a pointer to a non-NULL selection widget.

            •   If the actions parameter is passed with a non-NULL value, the characters  in  the
                array will be injected into the widget.

                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 widget.

       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.

            •   The parameter selection is a pointer to a non-NULL selection widget.

            •   The parameter character is the character to inject into the widget.

            The  return  value and side-effect (setting the widget data exitType) 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 exitType is set to vEARLY_EXIT.

       moveCDKSelection
            moves the given widget to the given position.

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

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

            •   The  parameter  ypos  may  be  an  integer or one of the pre-defined values LEFT,
                RIGHT, and CENTER.

            •   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).

            •   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.  Parameters:

            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 values 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 values 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 carriage 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 parameter 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 │
                       │                  current item.                          │
                       │Return            Exit the widget and  return  1.   Also │
                       │                  set   the   widget  data  exitType  to │
                       │                  vNORMAL.                               │
                       │Tab               Exit the widget and  return  1.   Also │
                       │                  set   the   widget  data  exitType  to │
                       │                  vNORMAL.                               │
                       │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)