new(3FORM) Library calls new(3FORM)
NAME
new_form, free_form - create and destroy forms
SYNOPSIS
#include <form.h>
FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields);
int free_form(FORM *form);
DESCRIPTION
The function new_form creates a new form connected to a specified field
pointer array (which must be NULL-terminated).
The function free_form disconnects form from its field array and frees
the storage allocated for the form.
RETURN VALUE
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 argument.
E_CONNECTED
The field is already connected to a form.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
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 argument.
E_POSTED
The form has already been posted.
PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not sup-
ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
Raymond.
SEE ALSO
ncurses(3NCURSES), form(3FORM)
ncurses 6.5 2024-12-28 new(3FORM)
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