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+/****************************************************************************
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+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "form.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: fld_pad.c,v 1.9 2004/12/11 21:56:49 tom Exp $")
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  int set_field_pad(FIELD *field, int ch)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set the pad character used to fill the field. This must
+|                    be a printable character.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK           - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT - invalid field pointer or pad character
+|                    E_SYSTEM_ERROR - system error
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+set_field_pad(FIELD *field, int ch)
+{
+  int res = E_BAD_ARGUMENT;
+
+  T((T_CALLED("set_field_pad(%p,%d)"), field, ch));
+
+  Normalize_Field(field);
+  if (isprint(UChar(ch)))
+    {
+      if (field->pad != ch)
+	{
+	  field->pad = ch;
+	  res = _nc_Synchronize_Attributes(field);
+	}
+      else
+	res = E_OK;
+    }
+  RETURN(res);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  int field_pad(const FIELD *field)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Retrieve the fields pad character.
+|
+|   Return Values :  The pad character.
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+field_pad(const FIELD *field)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("field_pad(%p)"), field));
+
+  returnCode(Normalize_Field(field)->pad);
+}
+
+/* fld_pad.c ends here */