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43 <H1 class="no-header">form_post 3x</H1>
45 <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
50 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
51 <STRONG>post_form</STRONG>, <STRONG>unpost_form</STRONG> - write or erase forms from associated
55 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
56 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
58 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>post_form(FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>form</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
59 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>unpost_form(FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>form</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
62 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
63 The function <STRONG>post_form</STRONG> displays a form to its associated subwindow. To
64 trigger physical display of the subwindow, use <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">refresh(3x)</A></STRONG> or some
65 equivalent <STRONG>curses</STRONG> routine (the implicit <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG> triggered by an <STRONG>curses</STRONG>
66 input request will do).
68 The function <STRONG>unpost_form</STRONG> erases form from its associated subwindow.
71 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
72 These routines return one of the following:
74 <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
76 <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
77 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
79 <STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
80 Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
82 <STRONG>E_NOT_POSTED</STRONG>
83 The form has not been posted.
85 <STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
86 No items are connected to the form.
88 <STRONG>E_NO_ROOM</STRONG>
89 Form is too large for its window.
91 <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
92 The form has already been posted.
94 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
95 System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
98 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
99 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>.
102 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
103 The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
104 <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
107 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
108 These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not
109 supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
112 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
113 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
118 <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
122 <li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li>
123 <li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li>
124 <li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></li>
125 <li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li>
126 <li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li>
127 <li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li>
128 <li><a href="#h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></li>
129 <li><a href="#h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></li>