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30.\" $Id: form_variables.3,v 1.1 2023/10/17 09:52:10 nicm Exp $
31.TH form_variables 3 2021-12-25 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
32.na
33.hy 0
34.SH NAME
35\fBTYPE_ALNUM\fP,
36\fBTYPE_ALPHA\fP,
37\fBTYPE_ENUM\fP,
38\fBTYPE_INTEGER\fP,
39\fBTYPE_IPV4\fP,
40\fBTYPE_NUMERIC\fP,
41\fBTYPE_REGEXP\fP
42\- form system global variables
43.ad
44.hy
45.SH SYNOPSIS
46.nf
47\fB#include <form.h>\fP
48.PP
49\fBFIELDTYPE * TYPE_ALNUM;\fP
50\fBFIELDTYPE * TYPE_ALPHA;\fP
51\fBFIELDTYPE * TYPE_ENUM;\fP
52\fBFIELDTYPE * TYPE_INTEGER;\fP
53\fBFIELDTYPE * TYPE_IPV4;\fP
54\fBFIELDTYPE * TYPE_NUMERIC;\fP
55\fBFIELDTYPE * TYPE_REGEXP;\fP
56.fi
57.SH DESCRIPTION
58These are building blocks for the form library,
59defining fields that can be created using
60the \fBform_fieldtype\fP(3) functions.
61Each provides functions for field- and character-validation,
62according to the given datatype.
63.SS TYPE_ALNUM
64This holds alphanumeric data.
65.SS TYPE_ALPHA
66This holds alphabetic data.
67.SS TYPE_ENUM
68This holds an enumerated type.
69.SS TYPE_INTEGER
70This holds a decimal integer.
71.SS TYPE_IPV4
72This holds an IPv4 internet address, e.g., "127.0.0.1".
73.SS TYPE_NUMERIC
74This holds a decimal number, with optional sign and decimal point.
75.SS TYPE_REGEXP
76This holds a regular expression.
77.SH PORTABILITY
78The \fBTYPE_IPV4\fP variable is an extension not provided by older
79implementations of the form library.
80.SH SEE ALSO
81\fBform\fP(3).