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+ <STRONG>form_new</STRONG> - create and destroy forms
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+<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
+ FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields);
+ int free_form(FORM *form);
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+<H2>DESCRIPTION</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>-termi-
+ nated).
+
+ The function <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> disconnects <EM>form</EM> from its field
+ array and frees the storage allocated for the form.
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+<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
+ The function <STRONG>new_form</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error.
+
+ The function <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> returns one of the following:
+
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
+
+ <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
+ System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
+
+ <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+ ment.
+
+ <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
+ The form has already been posted.
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+<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3X)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3X)</A></STRONG>.
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+<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
+ The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
+ file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
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+<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
+ These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
+ were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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+<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
+ curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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