field_count(3)

field_count3

Make and break connections between fields and forms

Usage

#include <form.h>

int set_form_fields(FORM *form, FIELD **fields); FIELD **form_fields(const FORM *form); int field_count(const FORM *form); int move_field(FIELD *field, int frow, int fcol);

Overview

The function set_form_fields changes the field pointer array of the given form. The array must be terminated by a NULL.

The function form_fields returns the field array of the given form.

The function field_count returns the count of fields in form.

The function move_field moves the given field (which must be disconnected) to a specified location on the screen.

Return value

The function form_fields returns a pointer (which may be NULL). It does not set errno.

The function field_count returns ERR if the form parameter is NULL.

The functions set_form_fields and move_field return one of the following codes on error:

E_OK

The routine succeeded.

E_BAD_ARGUMENT

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

E_CONNECTED

The field is already connected to a form.

E_POSTED

The form is already posted.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error occurred (see errno(3)).

Portability

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

The SVr4 forms library documentation specifies the field_count error value as -1 (which is the value of ERR).

Releases

66 releases since FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE; the text changed 8 times.

  1. 4.3–6.2
  2. 6.3–10.4
  3. 11.0–12.4
  4. 13.0–13.5
  5. 14.0–14.1
  6. 14.2–14.4
  7. 14.5
  8. 15.0
  9. 15.1–16.0

Authors

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

From base 16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79 in FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.