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<H1 class="no-header">form_new 3x</H1>
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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><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>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG>
<STRONG>FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*new_form(FIELD</STRONG> <STRONG>**</STRONG><EM>fields</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>free_form(FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>form</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</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><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:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
<STRONG>E_CONNECTED</STRONG>
The field is already connected to a form.
<STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
The function <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> returns one of the following:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
<STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
The form has already been posted.
</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><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
The header file <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header file
<STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></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-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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