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+<H1 class="no-header">form_new 3x 2024-03-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls</H1>
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-<STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>                                               <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>                     Library calls                    <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
 
 
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
-       <STRONG>form_new</STRONG> - create and destroy forms
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
+       <STRONG>new_form</STRONG>, <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> - create and destroy forms
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
        <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG>
-       FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields);
-       int free_form(FORM *form);
 
+       <STRONG>FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*new_form(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>**</STRONG><EM>fields</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>free_form(FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>form</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
 
-</PRE>
-<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
-       The  function  <STRONG>new_form</STRONG>  creates a new form connected to a
-       specified field pointer array (which must  be  <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>-termi-
-       nated).
 
-       The  function  <STRONG>free_form</STRONG>  disconnects  <EM>form</EM> from its field
-       array and frees the storage allocated for the form.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+       The function <STRONG>new_form</STRONG> creates a new form connected to a specified field
+       pointer array (which must be <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>-terminated).
 
+       The function <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> disconnects <EM>form</EM> from its field array and  frees
+       the storage allocated for the form.
 
-</PRE>
-<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
-       The function <STRONG>new_form</STRONG> returns  <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>  on  error.   It  sets
-       errno according to the function's success:
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
+       The  function  <STRONG>new_form</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error.  It sets <STRONG>errno</STRONG> according
+       to the function's success:
 
        <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
 
        <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
-            Routine  detected  an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
-            ment.
+            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
 
        <STRONG>E_CONNECTED</STRONG>
             The field is already connected to a form.
        <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
 
        <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
-            Routine detected an incorrect or  out-of-range  argu-
-            ment.
+            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
 
        <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
             The form has already been posted.
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
-       <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
+       These routines emulate the System  V  forms  library.   They  were  not
+       supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
-       The header file <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header
-       file <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
+       Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
+       Raymond.
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
-       These routines emulate the System V forms  library.   They
-       were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
-
-
-</PRE>
-<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
-       Juergen  Pfeifer.   Manual  pages  and  adaptation for new
-       curses by Eric S. Raymond.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
+       <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>
 
 
 
-                                                           <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ncurses 6.4                       2024-03-16                      <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
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