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  42 <H1 class="no-header">form_post 3x 2024-03-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls</H1>
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  44 <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>                    Library calls                   <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
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  50        <STRONG>post_form</STRONG>,   <STRONG>unpost_form</STRONG>   -  write  or  erase  forms  from  associated
  51        subwindows
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  54 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
  55        <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG>
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  57        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>post_form(FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>form</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
  58        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>unpost_form(FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>form</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
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  61 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
  62        The function <STRONG>post_form</STRONG> displays a form to its associated subwindow.  To
  63        trigger  physical  display  of  the  subwindow, use <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">refresh(3x)</A></STRONG> or some
  64        equivalent <STRONG>curses</STRONG> routine (the implicit <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG> triggered by an <STRONG>curses</STRONG>
  65        input request will do).
  66
  67        The function <STRONG>unpost_form</STRONG> erases form from its associated subwindow.
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  70 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
  71        These routines return one of the following:
  72
  73        <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
  74
  75        <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
  76             Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
  77
  78        <STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
  79             Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
  80
  81        <STRONG>E_NOT_POSTED</STRONG>
  82             The form has not been posted.
  83
  84        <STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
  85             No items are connected to the form.
  86
  87        <STRONG>E_NO_ROOM</STRONG>
  88             Form is too large for its window.
  89
  90        <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
  91             The form has already been posted.
  92
  93        <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
  94             System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
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  97 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
  98        These  routines  emulate  the  System  V  forms library.  They were not
  99        supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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 102 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
 103        Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
 104        Raymond.
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 107 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
 108        <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>
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 112 ncurses 6.4                       2024-03-16                     <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
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