form_new.3x - Man Page

#include <form.h>

FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields);
int free_form(FORM *form);

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.

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.

These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.

curses(3X), form(3X)

The man pages free_form.3x(3) and new_form.3x(3) are aliases of form_new.3x(3).