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NAME

       cdk_template - a curses template widget.

SYNOPSIS

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

       #include <cdk.h>

       char *activateCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype * actions);

       void cleanCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       void destroyCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       void drawCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      boolean box);

       void eraseCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       boolean getCDKTemplateBox (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       int getCDKTemplateMin (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       char *getCDKTemplateValue (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       char *injectCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype input);

       char *mixCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       void moveCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      boolean relative,
                      boolean refresh);

       CDKTEMPLATE *newCDKTemplate (
                      CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      const char *title,
                      const char *label,
                      const char *plate,
                      const char *overlay,
                      boolean box,
                      boolean shadow);

       void positionCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template);

       void setCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      const char *value,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKTemplateBackgroundAttrib (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype attribute);

       void setCDKTemplateBackgroundColor (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      const char * color);

       void setCDKTemplateBox (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKTemplateBoxAttribute (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateCB (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      TEMPLATECB callbackFunction);

       void setCDKTemplateHorizontalChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateLLChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateLRChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateMin (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      int minimum);

       void setCDKTemplatePostProcess (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKTemplatePreProcess (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKTemplateULChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateURChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKTemplateValue (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      const char *value);

       void setCDKTemplateVerticalChar (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      chtype character);

       char *unmixCDKTemplate (
                      CDKTEMPLATE *template,
                      const char *string);

DESCRIPTION

       The  Cdk template widget creates a template widget which allows a user to type information
       into an entry field with a pre-set field format.  Typical uses for this widget would be  a
       date  field  or  a time field.  The following are functions which create or manipulate the
       Cdk template box widget.

AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS

       activateCDKTemplate
            activates the template widget and lets the user interact with the widget.

            •   The parameter template is a pointer to a non-NULL template 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 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 return NULL pointer and
            the widget data exitType is set to vESCAPE_HIT.

       cleanCDKTemplate
            clears the information from the field.

       destroyCDKTemplate
            removes the widget from the screen and frees any memory the object used.

       drawCDKTemplate
            draws the template widget on the screen.  If box is true, the widget is drawn with  a
            box.

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

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

       getCDKTemplateMin
            returns the minimum characters that must be entered before the widget will exit.

       getCDKTemplateValue
            returns the current value of the widget.

       injectCDKTemplate
            injects a single character into the widget.

            •   The parameter template is a pointer to a non-NULL template 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 a char * representing  the  information  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 widget data exitType is set to vEARLY_EXIT.

       mixCDKTemplate
            returns a char* pointer to the field value and the plate.

       moveCDKTemplate
            moves the given widget to the given position.

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

                The parameter xpos is an integer or one of the predefined 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 be repainted after the move.

       newCDKTemplate
            creates a template widget, returning 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.

            title
                 is the string 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.

            label
                 is the string to display in the label of the template field.

            plate
                 defines  the character to allow at each position in the template field.  This is
                 done by creating a character plate by using special format character to tell the
                 template  widget what type of character is allowed where in the template widget.
                 The following table lists the format types.

                            Plate_Character   Effect
                            ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                            #                 Accepts an integer.
                            A                 Accepts an alphabetic value.
                            C                 Accepts   an   alphabetic    value.
                                              Automatically      converts     the
                                              character to upper case.

                            c                 Accepts   an   alphabetic    value.
                                              Automatically      converts     the
                                              character to lower case.
                            M                 Accepts alphanumeric characters.
                            X                 Accepts  alphanumeric   characters.
                                              Automatically      converts     the
                                              character to upper case.
                            x                 Accepts  alphanumeric   characters.
                                              Automatically      converts     the
                                              character to upper case.
                            Anything else     Ignored and assumed a  non-editable
                                              position.
                            ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

            overlay
                 is  the overlay of the template field.  If the field needs some sort of overlay,
                 this parameter supplies this.  A date field could  have  YY/MM/DD,  the  overlay
                 parameter would display YY/MM/DD on an empty template field.

            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.

       positionCDKTemplate
            allows  the  user  to  move  the  widget  around  the screen via the single keystroke
            commands.  See cdk_position (3) for key bindings.

       setCDKTemplate
            lets the programmer modify certain elements of an existing template widget.

            The  parameter  names  correspond  to  the  same  parameter  names  listed   in   the
            newCDKTemplate function.

       setCDKTemplateBackgroundAttrib
            sets the background attribute of the widget.

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

       setCDKTemplateBackgroundColor
            sets the background color of the widget.

            The parameter color is in the format of the Cdk format strings.

            For more information, see the cdk_display (3).

       setCDKTemplateBox
            sets a flag, true if the widget will be drawn with a box around it.

       setCDKTemplateBoxAttribute
            sets the attribute of the box.

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

            The parameter callbackFunction is of type TEMPLATECB.

            The default input handler is CDKTemplateCallBack.

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

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

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

       setCDKTemplateMin
            sets  the  minimum  number  of characters that must be entered before the widget will
            exit.

       setCDKTemplatePostProcess
            allows the user to have the widget call a function after the key has been applied  to
            the widget.  To learn more about post-processing see cdk_process (3).

       setCDKTemplatePreProcess
            allows  the user to have the widget call a function after a key is hit and before the
            key is applied to the widget.  To learn more about preprocessing see cdk_process (3).

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

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

       setCDKTemplateValue
            sets a value in the widget.

       setCDKTemplateVerticalChar
            sets the vertical drawing character for the box to the given character.

       unmixCDKTemplate
            returns a char* pointer to the field value without any plate characters.

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 widget.

                        ┌────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┐
                        │KeyAction                              │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Delete          │ Deletes  the   character   at   the │
                        │                │ cursor.                             │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Backspace       │ Deletes    the   character   before │
                        │                │ cursor, moves cursor left.          │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Ctrl-P          │ Pastes whatever  is  in  the  paste │
                        │                │ buffer, into the widget.            │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Ctrl-K          │ Cuts  the  contents from the widget │
                        │                │ and  saves  a  copy  in  the  paste │
                        │                │ buffer.                             │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Ctrl-T          │ Copies  the  contents of the widget │
                        │                │ into the paste buffer.              │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Ctrl-E          │ Erases the contents of the widget.  │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │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_screen(3)

                                                                                  cdk_template(3)