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form_new(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions						 form_new(3CURSES)

NAME
form_new, new_form, free_form - create and destroy forms SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lform -lcurses [ library... ] #include <form.h> FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields); int free_form(FORM *form); DESCRIPTION
new_form() creates a new form connected to the designated fields and returns a pointer to the form. free_form() disconnects the form from its associated field pointer array and deallocates the space for the form. RETURN VALUES
new_form() always returns NULL on error. free_form() returns one of the following: E_OK The function returned successfully. E_BAD_ARGUMENT An argument is incorrect. E_POSTED The form is posted. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |Unsafe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
curses(3CURSES), forms(3CURSES), attributes(5) NOTES
The header <form.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>. SunOS 5.10 31 Dec 1996 form_new(3CURSES)

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form_new(3X)															      form_new(3X)

NAME
form_new - 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. The function free_form returns one of the following: E_OK The routine succeeded. E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred (see errno). E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. E_POSTED The form has already been posted. SEE ALSO
curses(3X), form(3X). NOTES
The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>. PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. form_new(3X)
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