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40 <H1>form_field_new 3x</H1>
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47 <STRONG>form_field_new</STRONG> - create and destroy form fields
51 <H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
52 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
53 FIELD *new_field(int height, int width,
54 int toprow, int leftcol,
55 int offscreen, int nbuffers);
56 FIELD *dup_field(FIELD *field, int toprow, int leftcol);
57 FIELD *link_field(FIELD *field, int toprow, int leftcol);
58 int free_field(FIELD *field);
62 <H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
63 The function <STRONG>new_field</STRONG> allocates a new field and initial-
64 izes it from the parameters given: height, width, row of
65 upper-left corner, column of upper-left corner, number
66 off-screen rows, and number of additional working buffers.
68 The function <STRONG>dup_field</STRONG> duplicates a field at a new loca-
69 tion. Most attributes (including current contents, size,
70 validation type, buffer count, growth threshold, justifi-
71 cation, foreground, background, pad character, options,
72 and user pointer) are copied. Field status and the field
73 page bit are not copied.
75 The function <STRONG>link_field</STRONG> acts like <STRONG>dup_field</STRONG>, but the new
76 field shares buffers with its parent. Attribute data is
79 The function <STRONG>free_field</STRONG> de-allocates storage associated
84 <H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
85 The function, <STRONG>new_field</STRONG>, <STRONG>dup_field</STRONG>, <STRONG>link_field</STRONG> return <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>
88 The function <STRONG>free_field</STRONG> returns one of the following:
90 <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
92 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
93 System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
95 <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
96 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
101 <H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
102 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>.
107 The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
108 file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
112 <H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
113 These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
114 were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
116 It may be unwise to count on the set of attributes copied
117 by <STRONG><A HREF="dup_field.3x.html">dup_field(3x)</A></STRONG> being portable; the System V forms
118 library documents are not very explicit on what gets
123 <H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
124 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
125 curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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