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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>
+<B><A HREF="form_new.3X.html">form_new(3X)</A></B> <B><A HREF="form_new.3X.html">form_new(3X)</A></B>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>new_form</STRONG>, <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> - create and destroy forms
+ <B>new_form</B>, <B>free_form</B> - create and destroy forms
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
- FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields);
- int free_form(FORM *form);
+ <B>#include</B> <B><form.h></B>
+
+ <B>FORM</B> <B>*new_form(FIELD</B> <B>**</B><I>fields</I><B>);</B>
+ <B>int</B> <B>free_form(FORM</B> <B>*</B><I>form</I><B>);</B>
</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 <B>new_form</B> creates a new form connected to a specified field
+ pointer array (which must be <B>NULL</B>-terminated).
- The function <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> disconnects <EM>form</EM> from its field array and frees
+ The function <B>free_form</B> disconnects <I>form</I> from its field array and frees
the storage allocated for the form.
</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
+ The function <B>new_form</B> returns <B>NULL</B> on error. It sets <B>errno</B> according
to the function's success:
- <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
+ <B>E_OK</B> The routine succeeded.
- <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
+ <B>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</B>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
- <STRONG>E_CONNECTED</STRONG>
+ <B>E_CONNECTED</B>
The field is already connected to a form.
- <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
+ <B>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</B>
System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
- The function <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> returns one of the following:
+ The function <B>free_form</B> returns one of the following:
- <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
+ <B>E_OK</B> The routine succeeded.
- <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
+ <B>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</B>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
- <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
+ <B>E_POSTED</B>
The form has already been posted.
</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>.
+ <B><A HREF="curses.3X.html">curses(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="form.3X.html">form(3X)</A></B>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
- <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
+ The header file <B><form.h></B> automatically includes the header file
+ <B><curses.h></B>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not sup-
- ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
+ These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not
+ supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ <B><A HREF="form_new.3X.html">form_new(3X)</A></B>
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