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+<H1>form_field_new 3x</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
- <B>form_field_new</B> - create and destroy form fields
+ <STRONG>form_field_new</STRONG> - create and destroy form fields
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
- <B>#include</B> <B><form.h></B>
+ <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
FIELD *new_field(int height, int width,
int toprow, int leftcol,
int offscreen, int nbuffers);
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
- The function <B>new_field</B> allocates a new field and initial-
+ The function <STRONG>new_field</STRONG> allocates a new field and initial-
izes it from the parameters given: height, width, row of
upper-left corner, column of upper-left corner, number
off-screen rows, and number of additional working buffers.
- The function <B>dup_field</B> duplicates a field at a new loca-
+ The function <STRONG>dup_field</STRONG> duplicates a field at a new loca-
tion. Most attributes (including current contents, size,
validation type, buffer count, growth threshold, justifi-
cation, foreground, background, pad character, options,
and user pointer) are copied. Field status and the field
page bit are not copied.
- The function <B>link_field</B> acts like <B>dup_field</B>, but the new
+ The function <STRONG>link_field</STRONG> acts like <STRONG>dup_field</STRONG>, but the new
field shares buffers with its parent. Attribute data is
separate.
- The function <B>free_field</B> de-allocates storage associated
+ The function <STRONG>free_field</STRONG> de-allocates storage associated
with a field.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- The function, <B>new_field</B>, <B>dup_field</B>, <B>link_field</B> return <B>NULL</B>
+ The function, <STRONG>new_field</STRONG>, <STRONG>dup_field</STRONG>, <STRONG>link_field</STRONG> return <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>
on error.
- The function <B>free_field</B> returns one of the following:
+ The function <STRONG>free_field</STRONG> returns one of the following:
- <B>E_OK</B> The routine succeeded.
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
- <B>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</B>
- System error occurred (see <B>errno</B>).
+ <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
+ System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
- <B>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</B>
+ <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
ment.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <B><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></B>.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>.
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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
- The header file <B><form.h></B> automatically includes the header
- file <B><curses.h></B>.
+ The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
+ file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
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were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
It may be unwise to count on the set of attributes copied
- by <B><A HREF="dup_field.3x.html">dup_field(3x)</A></B> being portable; the System V forms
+ by <STRONG><A HREF="dup_field.3x.html">dup_field(3x)</A></STRONG> being portable; the System V forms
library documents are not very explicit on what gets
copied and was not.
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