int fence_pgroup ( char *message, int p_type )

char *message;     // prompt message

int   p_type;      // prompt type

Synopsis

#include "silver.h"

The fence_pgroup function displays message , and then permits a p-group of primitives to be interactively selected using a fence. p_type designates the allowable types that are considered for selection. Primitives allowed by p_type that are wholly inside the fence are placed in the p-group list.

Parameters

message is a null-terminated string containing the message to be used in prompting, p_type is an integer value containing flags indicating which primitive types are to be considered. p_type may be composed of any of the following flags or'ed together (as defined in silver.h):

Return Value

fence_pgroup returns 1 if the user successfully completes the fencing operation, and 0 if not.

Comments

The paths to the primitives selected by fence_pgroup may be accessed by use of get_group_item.

See Also

prompt_pgroup , fence_qgroup , get_group_item

Example

Here is an example of how to use fence_pgroup in conjunction with get_pgroup_item :