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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>
-</PRE>
-<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
- <B>form_new</B> - create and destroy forms
-</PRE>
-<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
- <B>#include</B> <B><form.h></B>
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG>new_form</STRONG>, <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> - 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);
-</PRE>
-<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
- The function <B>new_form</B> creates a new form connected to a
- specified field pointer array (which must be <B>NULL</B>-termi-
- nated).
-
- 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-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 <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> disconnects <EM>form</EM> from its field array and frees
+ the storage allocated for the form.
-</PRE>
-<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- The function <B>new_form</B> returns <B>NULL</B> on error.
- The function <B>free_form</B> returns one of the following:
+</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
+ to the function's success:
- <B>E_OK</B> The routine succeeded.
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
- <B>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</B>
- System error occurred (see <B>errno</B>).
+ <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
- <B>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</B>
- Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
- ment.
+ <STRONG>E_CONNECTED</STRONG>
+ The field is already connected to a form.
- <B>E_POSTED</B>
- The form has already been posted.
+ <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
+ System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
+ The function <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> returns one of the following:
-</PRE>
-<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <B><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></B>.
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
+ <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
-</PRE>
-<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
- The header file <B><form.h></B> automatically includes the header
- file <B><curses.h></B>.
+ <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
+ The form has already been posted.
-</PRE>
-<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
- These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
- were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
+</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>.
-</PRE>
-<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
- curses by Eric S. Raymond.
+</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>.
+</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.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
+ Raymond.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="form_new.3x.html">form_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
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