NAME


new - create and destroy forms

SYNOPSIS


#include <form.h> FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields); int free_form(FORM *form);

DESCRIPTION


The function new_form creates a new form connected to a specified field pointer array (which must be NULL-terminated).

The function free_form disconnects form from its field array and frees the storage allocated for the form.

RETURN VALUE


The function new_form returns NULL on error. It sets errno according to the function’s success:
E_OK The routine succeeded.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
E_CONNECTED
 The field is already connected to a form.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
 System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
The function free_form returns one of the following:
E_OK The routine succeeded.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
E_POSTED
 The form has already been posted.

SEE ALSO


ncurses(3NCURSES), form(3FORM).

NOTES


The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.

PORTABILITY


These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

AUTHORS


Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.

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