bionic (3) requestname.3form.gz

Provided by: ncurses-doc_6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1_all bug

NAME
       form_request_by_name, form_request_name - handle printable form request names


SYNOPSIS
       #include <form.h>
       const char *form_request_name(int request);
       int form_request_by_name(const char *name);


DESCRIPTION
       The function form_request_name returns the printable name of a form request code.
       The  function  form_request_by_name  searches  in  the  name-table  for a request with the given name and
       returns its request code. Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.


RETURN VALUE
       form_request_name returns NULL on error and sets errno to E_BAD_ARGUMENT.
       form_request_by_name returns E_NO_MATCH on error.  It does not set errno.


SEE ALSO
       ncurses(3NCURSES), form(3FORM).


NOTES
       The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.


PORTABILITY
       These routines are specific to ncurses.   They  were  not  supported  on  Version  7,  BSD  or  System  V
       implementations.  It is recommended that any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.


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

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