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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- The function <STRONG>field_userptr</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. The
- function <STRONG>set_field_userptr</STRONG> returns one of the following:
+ The function <STRONG>field_userptr</STRONG> returns a pointer (which may be
+ <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>). It does not set errno.
- <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
-
- <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
- System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
+ The function <STRONG>set_field_userptr</STRONG> returns <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> (success).
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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
- These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
+ These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
- The user pointer should be a void pointer. We leave it as
- a char pointer for SVr4 compatibility.
+ The user pointer is a void pointer. We chose not to leave
+ it as a char pointer for SVr4 compatibility.
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<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
curses by Eric S. Raymond.