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42 <H1 class="no-header">form_post 3x</H1>
44 <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
49 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
50 <STRONG>post_form</STRONG>, <STRONG>unpost_form</STRONG> - write or erase forms from associated subwin-
54 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
55 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
56 int post_form(FORM *form);
57 int unpost_form(FORM *form);
60 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
61 The function <STRONG>post_form</STRONG> displays a form to its associated subwindow. To
62 trigger physical display of the subwindow, use <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">refresh(3x)</A></STRONG> or some
63 equivalent <STRONG>curses</STRONG> routine (the implicit <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG> triggered by an <STRONG>curses</STRONG>
64 input request will do).
66 The function <STRONG>unpost_form</STRONG> erases form from its associated subwindow.
69 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
70 These routines return one of the following:
72 <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
74 <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
75 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
77 <STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
78 Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
80 <STRONG>E_NOT_POSTED</STRONG>
81 The form has not been posted.
83 <STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
84 No items are connected to the form.
86 <STRONG>E_NO_ROOM</STRONG>
87 Form is too large for its window.
89 <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
90 The form has already been posted.
92 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
93 System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
96 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
97 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>.
100 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
101 The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
102 <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
105 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
106 These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not sup-
107 ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
110 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
111 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
116 <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
120 <li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li>
121 <li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li>
122 <li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></li>
123 <li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li>
124 <li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li>
125 <li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li>
126 <li><a href="#h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></li>
127 <li><a href="#h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></li>