NAME

       new_field, dup_field, link_field, free_field - create and destroy form fields

SYNOPSIS

       #include <form.h>
       FIELD *new_field(int height, int width,
                        int toprow, int leftcol,
                        int offscreen, int nbuffers);
       FIELD *dup_field(FIELD *field, int toprow, int leftcol);
       FIELD *link_field(FIELD *field, int toprow, int leftcol);
       int free_field(FIELD *field);

DESCRIPTION

       The function new_field allocates a new field and initializes it from the parameters given: height, width,
       row of upper-left corner, column of upper-left corner, number off-screen rows, and number  of  additional
       working buffers.

       The  function  dup_field  duplicates  a  field  at  a  new  location.  Most attributes (including current
       contents, size, validation type, buffer count, growth threshold, justification,  foreground,  background,
       pad  character,  options,  and  user  pointer)  are  copied.  Field status and the field page bit are not
       copied.

       The function link_field acts like dup_field, but the new field shares buffers with its parent.  Attribute
       data is separate.

       The function free_field de-allocates storage associated with a field.

RETURN VALUE

       The  function,  new_field, dup_field, link_field return NULL on error.  They set errno according to their
       success:

       E_OK The routine succeeded.

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
            System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.

       The function free_field returns one of the following:

       E_OK The routine succeeded.

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

       E_CONNECTED
            field is connected.

SEE ALSO

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

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.

       It may be unwise to count on the set of attributes copied by dup_field being portable; the System V forms
       library documents are not very explicit about what gets copied and what does not.

AUTHORS

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

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