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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libform')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libform/form_field_buffer.3 | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libform/form_field_buffer.3 b/lib/libform/form_field_buffer.3 index 9a347eb4737..90ecf1f1963 100644 --- a/lib/libform/form_field_buffer.3 +++ b/lib/libform/form_field_buffer.3 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ '\" t -.\" $OpenBSD: form_field_buffer.3,v 1.9 1999/05/08 20:29:03 millert Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: form_field_buffer.3,v 1.10 1999/06/27 08:16:02 millert Exp $ .\" .\"*************************************************************************** .\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $From: form_field_buffer.3x,v 1.7 1999/04/04 00:22:24 tom Exp $ +.\" $From: From: form_field_buffer.3x,v 1.8 1999/06/16 00:37:09 juergen Exp $ .TH form_field_buffer 3 "" .SH NAME \fBform_field_buffer\fR - field buffer control @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ to contain a given string. Buffer 0 is the displayed value of the field; other numbered buffers may be allocated by applications through the \fBnbuf\fR argument of (see \fBform_field_new\fR(3)) but are not manipulated by the forms library. The function \fBfield_buffer\fR returns the address of the buffer. +Please note that this buffer has always the length of the buffer, that means +that it may typically contain trailing spaces. If you entered leading spaces +the buffer may also contain them. If you want the raw data, you must write your +own routine that copies the value out of the buffer and removes the leading +and trailing spaces. Please note also, that subsequent operations on the form +will probably change the content of the buffer. So don't use it for long term +storage of the entered form data. The function \fBset_field_status\fR sets the associated status flag of \fIfield\fR; \fBfield_status\fR gets the current value. The status flag |