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XbaeInput(3x)							   XbaeInput(3x)

NAME
     XbaeInput - The Input widget class.

SYNOPSIS
     #include <Xbae/Input.h>

DESCRIPTION
     XbaeInput is a text input field that provides generic customised data entry
     and  formatting for strings.  It does this by using a clever XmNmodifyVeri-
     fyCallback that is installed when the XmNpattern resource is set.	The XmN-
     pattern value may include optional characters and literals  which	will  be
     discussed later in this document.

     The  XbaeInput  widget  is ideal for restricting data input to a digit, al-
     phanumeric character or an alphabetic character.  If XmNconvertCase is set,
     the widget automatically changes an inserted character to uppercase or low-
     ercase. Literal characters can also be included in the XmNpattern that  can
     be  automatically inserted as the user types by setting the XmNautofill re-
     source to True. Optional literals cannot be auto inserted, however.

     Unlike the XmText field from which this widget is subclassed,  the  toggle-
     overwrite	action	is  bound to the osfInsert key.  The XmNoverwriteMode is
     also provided to allow the resource to be changed programatically.

     When the XbaeInput widget loses focus or is activated in the  same  way  as
     the  XmText  field  would be, callbacks on the XmNvalidateCallback list are
     invoked, allowing the programmer to validate the data as well as  reformat-
     ting the existing string.

   Classes
     XbaeInput	inherits  behavior and resources from the Core, XmPrimitive, and
     XmText widget classes.
     The class pointer is xbaeInputWidgetClass.
     The class name is XbaeInput.

   New Resources
     The following table lists the new	resources  defined  by	XbaeInput.   The
     codes  in	the Access column indicate whether the given resource can be set
     at creation time (C), or set by using XtSetValues (S), or retrieved by  us-
     ing XtGetValues (G).

     +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |				 XbaeInput Resource Set 			   |
     +--------------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+-------+
     | Name		  |Class       Type	     Default		   |Access |
     +--------------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+-------+
     | XmNalignment	  |XmCAlignmentunsigned char XmALIGNMENT_BEGINNING |CSG    |
     +--------------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+-------+
     | XmNautoFill	  |XmCBoolean  Boolean	     False		   |CSG    |
     +--------------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+-------+
     | XmNconvertCase	  |XmCBoolean  Boolean	     True		   |CSG    |
     +--------------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+-------+
     | XmNoverwriteMode   |XmCBoolean  Boolean	     False		   |CSG    |
     +--------------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+-------+
     | XmNpattern	  |XmCString   String	     NULL		   |CSG    |
     +--------------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+-------+
     | XmNvalidateCallback|XmCCallback Callback      NULL		   |CSG    |
     +--------------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+-------+
     This resource has not been implemented.

     XmNalignment
	  This resource has not been implemented!

	  Specifies  the  alignment of the text when being edited and displayed.
	  Possible values are XmALIGNMENT_BEGINNINGand XmALIGNMENT_END.  If  Xm-
	  Nalignment  is  set  to XmALIGNMENT_END, the text will be right justi-
	  fied. If left as the default of XmALIGNMENT_BEGINNING, the  text  will
	  be left justified.

     XmNautoFill
	  The  XmNautoFill resource, when set to True, attempts to automatically
	  insert a literal if a non literal is hit in an allowed  literal  posi-
	  tion.   For example, if the XmNpattern resource was set up to accept a
	  date in dd/mm/yyyy format and the user typed "18041999" The  resulting
	  string would appear as "18/04/1999". The default value is False, where
	  the user would have to type the literal.

     XmNconvertCase
	  Tells  the  XbaeInput widget what should be done to alphabetic charac-
	  ters if the requires a lowercase or uppercase letter.  If the  XmNcon-
	  vertCase is set to True (default), then the character is automatically
	  converted  to  the  correct case.  If set to False, then the user must
	  type the character in the correct case in order for it to be accepted.
	  See the EXAMPLE PATTERNS section towards the end of this document  for
	  some examples.

     overwriteMode
	  Whether the widget accepts characters in insert mode or overwrite mode
	  is controlled by the resource.  Setting this resource calls the XmText
	  toggle-overwrite()  action  routine,	so  the Motif toolkit being used
	  must also support this routine.

     XmNpattern
	  The XmNpattern resource specifies what can be typed into the XbaeInput
	  widget.  If set to the default value of NULL any character may be  en-
	  tered.  The XmNpattern can be set to a string containing the following
	  characters.

	  a    alphabetic characters only
	  b    both - either digit or character
	  c    any character at all
	  d    digits only
	  U    upperchase character only
	  L    lowercase character only
	  [    start of optional sequence
	  ]    end of optional sequence
	  \\   escapes the next character
	  |    next char is an alternative to previous. May be chained.

   Inherited Resources
     The  following table lists the resources which XbaeInput inherits from it's
     superclasses XmText, XmPrimitive and Core.  For a complete  description  of
     each resource, refer to the man page for that superclass.	The codes in the
     "Access"  column indicate whether the given resource can be set at creation
     time (C), or set by using XtSetValues (S), or retrieved by using  XtGetVal-
     ues (G).

     +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |					  XmText Resource Set					 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | Name			 Class			  Type		Default 	  Access |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNautoShowCursorPosition XmCAutoShowCursorPositionBoolean	True		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNcursorPosition	 XmCCursorPosition	  XmTextPosition0		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNeditable		 XmCEditable		  Boolean	True		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNeditMode		 XmCEditMode		  int		XmSINGLE_LINE_EDITCSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNfocusCallback 	 XmCCallback		  XtCallbackListNULL		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNgainPrimaryCallback	 XmCCallback		  XtCallbackListNULL		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNlosePrimaryCallback	 XmCCallback		  XtCallbackListNULL		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNlosingFocusCallback	 XmCCallback		  XtCallbackListNULL		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNmarginHeight		 XmCMarginHeight	  Dimension	5		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNmarginWidth		 XmCMarginWidth 	  Dimension	5		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNmaxLength		 XmCMaxLength		  int		largest integer   CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNmodifyVerifyCallback	 XmCCallback		  XtCallbackListNULL		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNmodifyVerifyCallbackWcsXmCCallback		  XtCallbackListNULL		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNmotionVerifyCallback	 XmCCallback		  XtCallbackListNULL		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNsource		 XmCSource		  XmTextSource	Default source	  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNtopCharacter		 XmCTextPosition	  XmTextPosition0		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNvalue 		 XmCValue		  String	""		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNvalueChangedCallback	 XmCCallback		  XtCallbackListNULL		  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNvalueWcs		 XmCvalueWcs		  wchar_t *	(wchar_t *)""	  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+
     | XmNverifyBell		 XmCVerifyBell		  Boolean	dynamic 	  CSG	 |
     +---------------------------+------------------------+-------------+-----------------+------+

     +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |				     XmPrimitive Resource Set				    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | Name		    Class		 Type		 Default	     Access |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNbottomShadowColor XmCBottomShadowColor Pixel		 dynamic	     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNbottomShadowPixmapXmCBottomShadowPixmapPixmap 	 XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAPCSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNforeground	    XmCForeground	 Pixel		 dynamic	     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNhighlightColor    XmCHighlightColor	 Pixel		 dynamic	     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNhighlightOnEnter  XmCHighlightOnEnter  Boolean	 False		     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNhighlightPixmap   XmCHighlightPixmap	 Pixmap 	 dynamic	     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNhighlightThicknessXmCHighlightThicknessDimension	 2		     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNnavigationType    XmCNavigationType	 XmNavigationTypeXmNONE 	     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNshadowThickness   XmCShadowThickness	 Dimension	 2		     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNtopShadowColor    XmCTopShadowColor	 Pixel		 dynamic	     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNtopShadowPixmap   XmCTopShadowPixmap	 Pixmap 	 dynamic	     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNtraversalOn	    XmCTraversalOn	 Boolean	 True		     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNunitType	    XmCUnitType 	 unsignedChar	 dynamic	     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNuserData	    XmCUserData 	 Pointer	 NULL		     CSG    |
     +----------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------------+------+

     +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
     |					       Core Resource Set					  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | Name			    Class			 Type	       Default		   Access |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNaccelerators		    XmCAccelerators		 XtAcceleratorsNULL		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNancestorSensitive	    XmCSensitive		 Boolean       dynamic		   G	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNbackground		    XmCBackground		 Pixel	       dynamic		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNbackgroundPixmap	    XmCPixmap			 Pixmap        XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAPCSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNborderColor		    XmCBorderColor		 Pixel	       XtDefaultForeground CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNborderPixmap		    XmCPixmap			 Pixmap        XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAPCSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNborderWidth		    XmCBorderWidth		 Dimension     1		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNcolormap		    XmCColormap 		 Colormap      dynamic		   CG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNdepth 		    XmCDepth			 int	       dynamic		   CG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNdestroyCallback	    XmCCallback 		 XtCallbackListNULL		   C	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNheight		    XmCHeight			 Dimension     dynamic		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNinitialResourcesPersistentXmCInitialResourcesPersistentBoolean       True		   C	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNmappedWhenManaged	    XmCMappedWhenManaged	 Boolean       True		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNscreen		    XmCScreen			 Screen        dynamic		   CG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNsensitive		    XmCSensitive		 Boolean       True		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNtranslations		    XmCTranslations		 XtTranslationsdynamic		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNwidth 		    XmCWidth			 Dimension     dynamic		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNx			    XmCPosition 		 Position      0		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+
     | XmNy			    XmCPosition 		 Position      0		   CSG	  |
     +------------------------------+----------------------------+-------------+-------------------+------+

   Callback Information
     XmNvalidateCallback
	  Callbacks on the XmNvalidateCallback list are called when the edits to
	  the  XbaeInput  widget  are  activated or a losing focus event occurs.
	  Each callback function is passed the following structure:

	  typedef struct
	  {
		  int		reason;
		  XEvent	*event;
		  String	pattern;
		  String	value;
		  Boolean	doit;
	  } XbaeInputValidateCallbackStruct;

	  reason    Set to XmCR_ACTIVATE if the user caused the callback  to  be
		    invoked  by  activating the changes in the cell or XmCR_LOS-
		    ING_FOCUS if the callback was called due to a  losing  focus
		    event.

	  event     The event pointer that triggered the callback.

	  pattern   A pointer to the pattern for the XbaeInput widget or NULL if
		    one does not exist.  This value is provided as a convenience
		    to the callback.

	  value     The value as it appears in the cell at the time of the call-
		    back being invoked.

	  doit	    Indicates  whether	or  not  the value is valid.  By setting
		    doit to False the value will not be accepted.

	  This callback provides the application of checking the validity of the
	  value entered into the XbaeInput widget.  Checking the validity  of  a
	  date may be one such instance.  If the value is verified as valid, all
	  values  of  the callback may be left unchanged.  If the pointer to the
	  value is changed, the new value will be  displayed  in  the  cell  and
	  storage  for	the  old value deallocated by the XbaeInput widget.  The
	  new value's memory is owned by the application and it is up to the ap-
	  plication to use XtFree to deallocate it.

	  If the value is not considered valid, the doit flag should be  set  to
	  False,  forcing  the	user to make changes before the value can be ac-
	  cepted.

   Translations
     XbaeInput inherits translations from XmText.  Some versions of Motif do not
     have the
     :<Key>osfInsert:		toggle-overstrike()

     translation installed by default.	If this is the case, XbaeInput automati-
     cally registers this translation.

   Type Converters
     XbaeInput does not define any new type converters other than  the	standard
     type converters registered by Xt and Motif.

   Public Functions
     The following external entry points to XbaeInput class methods are defined:

     XbaeCreateInput()

	    Widget XbaeCreateInput()
		Widget	   parent;
		String	   name;
		ArgList    arglist;
		Cardinal   argcount;

	    parent    Specifies the parent widget ID.

	    name      Specifies the name of the created widget

	    arglist   Specifies the argument list

	    argcount  Specifies the number of attribute/value pairs in the argu-
		      ment list (arglist)

	    XbaeCreateInput() creates an instance of an XbaeInput widget and re-
	    turns the associated widget ID.

   EXAMPLE PATTERNS
     d[d]/d[d]/dd[dd]
	  A date that would accept 1/1/99, 12/1/99, 1/12/1999, 01/01/2000, etc.

     U[L][L][L][L][L], U[L][L][L][L][L]
	  "Surname,  Firstname"  combination, automatically forcing correct case
	  and allowing between 1 and 6 characters per name.

     UU-dd[d][d]
	  A flight number consisting of two uppercase letters and 2 to 4 numbers

     (ddd) ddd-dddd
	  An American style phone number

     UdU[-]dUd
	  A Canadian postcode with optional dash.

   Virtual Bindings
     The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific.  For  information  about
     bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see VirtualBindings(3X).

AUTHOR
     Andrew Lister (lister@db.com)

RELEASE
     This document describes XbaeInput from Xbae Version 4.9.

SEE ALSO
     Core(3X), XmPrimitive(3X), XmText(3X)

Notice of Limitation
     The  Author,  previous and current maintainers of the Xbae widgets (collec-
     tively 'authors') provide this information solely to professionals who have
     the appropriate degree of experience to understand and interpret  its  con-
     tents  in	accordance  with generally accepted engineering or other profes-
     sional standards and applicable regulations. No recommendations as to prod-
     ucts or vendors is made or should be implied.

     While the information contained  herein  has  been  prepared  from  sources
     deemed to be reliable, the authors reserve the right to revise the informa-
     tion  without notice, but have no obligation to do so. Unless the recipient
     has been expressly granted a license by Bellcore under separate  applicable
     written  agreement  with  Bellcore,  no  license,	expressed or implied, is
     granted under  any  patents,  copyrights  or  other  intellectual	property
     rights.  Use  of  the  information  is  at your discretion and shall not be
     deemed an inducement by Bellcore to infringe any existing	or  later-issued
     patent, copyrights or other intellectual property right.

     THE  AUTHORS  MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AND EXTENDS NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
     IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
     THE  IMPLIED  WARRANTIES  OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
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     INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RE-
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     Copyright 1999 Andrew Lister.  All Rights Reserved.
     Copyright 1999-2002 LessTif Developers

     The above no warranty extends to all additions and contributions.	No  con-
     tributor shall be held liable; this work is provided ``as is''.  If this is
     a problem for you, then don't use this software.

xbae				     4.60.4			   XbaeInput(3x)

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