INITIALIZE STRING

pinit_string

CALL SEQUENCE

void pinit_string (ws_id, string_dev, init_string, pet, echo_area, string_data_rec)

INPUT PARAMETERS

Pint	ws_id,
Pint	string_dev,
const char	*init_string,
Pint 	pet,
const Plimit	*echo_area,
const Pstring_data	*string_data_rec

ARGUMENTS

ws_id,

Workstation identifier

string_dev,

String device number

init_string,

Initial string

pet,

Prompt and echo type

echo_area,

Echo area

string_data_rec

Data record

TYPES

typedef struct {
	Pfloat	x_min;	/* minimum x 	*/
	Pfloat	x_max;	/* maximum x 	*/
	Pfloat	y_min;	/* minimum y 	*/
	Pfloat	y_max;	/* maximum y 	*/
} Plimit;

typedef struct {
	Pint 		in_buf_size;	/* input buffer size	*/
	Pint			init_pos;	/* initial editing position	*/
	union Pstring_pets {
		struct Pstring_pet_r1 {
			int	impl_dep;
		} pet_r1;
		int	impl_dep;
	} pets;
} Pstring_data;

PHIGS STATE

EFFECT

ERRORS

3

Ignoring function, function requires state (PHOP, WSOP,*,*)

54

Ignoring function, the specified workstation is not open

61

Ignoring function, specified workstation is neither of category INPUT nor of category OUTIN

250

Ignoring function, the specified device is not available on the specified workstation

251

Ignoring function, the function requires the input device to be in REQUEST mode

254

Ignoring function, invalid echo area volume: XMIN>>=XMAX, YMIN>>=YMAX or ZMIN>>ZMAX

255

Ignoring function, one of the echo area volume boundary points is outside the range of the device

253

Ignoring function, the specified prompt echo type is not available on the specified workstation

260

Ignoring function, one of the fields within the input device data record is in error

261

Ignoring function, initial value is invalid

263

Ignoring function, length of the initial string is greater than the buffer size

SEE ALSO