ncurses 6.0 - patch 20170826

[ncurses.git] / man / form_field_userptr.3x

diff --git a/man/form_field_userptr.3x b/man/form_field_userptr.3x
index e6becce697c91f33daaed4ace5aa2fd813db3f21..ead1f5f8cb0ec825e248ac0fb29a060e7b9b9147 100644 (file)
--- a/man/form_field_userptr.3x
+++ b/man/form_field_userptr.3x
@@ -1,7 +1,37 @@
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 .TH form_field_userptr 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 .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
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <form.h>\fR
 .br


@@ -14,14 +44,10 @@ Every form field has a field that can be used to hold application-specific data
 (that is, the form-driver code leaves it alone).  These functions get and set
 that field.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 (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 SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
 .SH NOTES


@@ -30,15 +56,9 @@ The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 .SH PORTABILITY
 These routines emulate the System V forms library.  They were not supported on
 Version 7 or BSD versions.
 .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.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
 S. Raymond.

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