X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fform_new.3x.html;h=c4832155628ce8dd9165dab54ce0de71e3c51637;hp=9b755eb37db1e7533bdf44e698721499aad5c8b4;hb=2a32bee362db64f5a06b2124976b928ac3faa578;hpb=a8987e73ec254703634802b4f7ee30d3a485524d diff --git a/doc/html/man/form_new.3x.html b/doc/html/man/form_new.3x.html index 9b755eb3..c4832155 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/form_new.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/form_new.3x.html @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ - +
+ +- -form_new(3x) form_new(3x) +form_new(3x) form_new(3x) --
- form_new - create and destroy forms +
+ new_form, free_form - create and destroy forms --
+
#include <form.h> FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields); int free_form(FORM *form); --
+
The function new_form creates a new form connected to a specified field pointer array (which must be NULL-termi- nated). @@ -68,16 +65,25 @@ array and frees the storage allocated for the form. --
- The function new_form returns NULL on error. - - The function free_form returns one of the following: +
+ The function new_form returns NULL on error. It sets + errno according to the function's success: E_OK The routine succeeded. + E_BAD_ARGUMENT + Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- + ment. + + E_CONNECTED + The field is already connected to a form. + E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error occurred (see errno). + System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure. + + The function free_form returns one of the following: + + E_OK The routine succeeded. E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- @@ -87,36 +93,39 @@ The form has already been posted. --
+
curses(3x), form(3x). --
+
The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>. --
+
These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. --
+
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. - form_new(3x) + form_new(3x)-