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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.


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