form_data.3x - Man Page

test for off-screen data in given forms

Synopsis

#include <form.h>

bool data_ahead(const FORM *form);
bool data_behind(const FORM *form);

Description

The function data_ahead tests whether there is off-screen data ahead in the given form. It returns TRUE (1) or FALSE (0).

The function data_behind tests whether there is off-screen data behind in the given form. It returns TRUE (1) or FALSE (0).

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.

See Also

curses(3X), form(3X)

Referenced By

The man pages data_ahead.3x(3) and data_behind.3x(3) are aliases of form_data.3x(3).

2023-11-25 ncurses 6.4 Library calls