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.\" $OpenBSD: form_new.3,v 1.10 2023/10/17 09:52:10 nicm Exp $
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.\" $Id: form_new.3,v 1.10 2023/10/17 09:52:10 nicm Exp $
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.TH form_new 3 2023-07-01 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
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.SH NAME
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\fBnew_form\fP,
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\fBfree_form\fP \- create and destroy forms
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <form.h>\fP
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.sp
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\fBFORM *new_form(FIELD **\fIfields\fB);\fR
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.br
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\fBint free_form(FORM *\fIform\fB);\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The function \fBnew_form\fP creates a new form connected to a specified field
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pointer array (which must be \fBNULL\fP-terminated).
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.PP
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The function \fBfree_form\fP disconnects \fIform\fP from its field array
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and frees the storage allocated for the form.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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The function \fBnew_form\fP returns \fBNULL\fP on error.
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It sets \fBerrno\fP according to the function's success:
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.TP 5
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.B E_OK
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The routine succeeded.
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.TP 5
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.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
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Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
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.TP 5
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.B E_CONNECTED
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The field is already connected to a form.
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.TP 5
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.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
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System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
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.PP
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The function \fBfree_form\fP returns one of the following:
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.TP 5
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.B E_OK
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The routine succeeded.
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.TP 5
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.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
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Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
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.TP 5
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.B E_POSTED
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The form has already been posted.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBcurses\fP(3), \fBform\fP(3).
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.SH NOTES
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The header file \fB<form.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
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\fB<curses.h>\fP.
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.SH PORTABILITY
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These routines emulate the System V forms library.
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They were not supported on
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Version 7 or BSD versions.
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.SH AUTHORS
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Juergen Pfeifer.
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Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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