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31 .\" $Id: form_requestname.3x,v 1.19 2022/02/12 20:03:40 tom Exp $
32 .TH form_requestname 3X ""
34 \fBform_request_by_name\fP,
35 \fBform_request_name\fP \- handle printable form request names
37 \fB#include <form.h>\fP
39 \fBconst char *form_request_name(int \fIrequest\fB);\fR
41 \fBint form_request_by_name(const char *\fIname\fB);\fR
45 The function \fBform_request_name\fP returns the printable name of a form
47 .SS form_request_name_by_name
48 The function \fBform_request_by_name\fP searches in the name-table for a request
49 with the given name and returns its request code.
50 Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.
52 \fBform_request_name\fP returns \fBNULL\fP on error and sets \fBerrno\fP
53 to \fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fP.
55 \fBform_request_by_name\fP returns \fBE_NO_MATCH\fP on error.
56 It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
58 \fBcurses\fP(3X), \fBform\fP(3X).
60 The header file \fB<form.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
63 These routines are specific to ncurses.
64 They were not supported on
65 Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
66 It is recommended that
67 any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
70 Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.