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-'\" t
.\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a *
.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the *
@@ -27,47 +27,39 @@
.\" authorization. *
.\"***************************************************************************
.\"
-.\" $Id: form_field_userptr.3x,v 1.6 1998/11/29 01:07:05 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
-.TH form_field_userptr 3X ""
+.\" $Id: form_field_userptr.3x,v 1.30 2024/03/16 15:35:01 tom Exp $
+.TH form_field_userptr 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
.SH NAME
-\fBform_field_userptr\fR - associate application data with a form field
+\fBset_field_userptr\fP,
+\fBfield_userptr\fP \-
+associate application data with a form field
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include
\fR
-.br
-int set_field_userptr(FIELD *field, void*userptr);
-.br
-void *field_userptr(const FIELD *field);
-.br
+.nf
+\fB#include
+.PP
+\fBint set_field_userptr(FIELD *\fIfield\fP, void *\fIuserptr\fP);
+\fBvoid *field_userptr(const FIELD *\fIfield\fP);
+.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Every form field has a field that can be used to hold application-specific data
-(that is, the form-driver code leaves it alone). These functions get and set
+(that is, the form-driver code leaves it alone).
+These functions get and set
that field.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-The function \fBfield_userptr\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error. The function
-\fBset_field_userptr\fR returns one of the following:
-.TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
-The routine succeeded.
-.TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
-.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
-.SH NOTES
-The header file \fB\fR automatically includes the header file
-\fB\fR.
+The function \fBfield_userptr\fP returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fP).
+It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
+.PP
+The function \fBset_field_userptr\fP returns \fBE_OK\fP (success).
.SH PORTABILITY
-These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on
+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.
+.PP
+The user pointer is a void pointer.
+We chose not to leave it as a char pointer for SVr4 compatibility.
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
-.\"# mode:nroff
-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End:
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
+\fB\%form\fP(3X)