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-.\" $Id: form_field_userptr.3x,v 1.6 1998/11/29 01:07:05 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_field_userptr.3x,v 1.11 2015/12/05 23:01:56 tom Exp $
.TH form_field_userptr 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBform_field_userptr\fR - associate application data with a form field
+\fBset_field_userptr\fR,
+\fBfield_userptr\fR \- associate application data with a form field
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <form.h>\fR
.br
(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).
+The function \fBfield_userptr\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
+It does not set errno.
+.PP
+The function \fBset_field_userptr\fR returns \fBE_OK\fP (success).
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
.SH NOTES
.SH PORTABILITY
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.
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