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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.

                                                                               requestname(3FORM)