NAME

       new_form, free_form - create and destroy forms

SYNOPSIS

       #include <form.h>

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

DESCRIPTION

       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.

RETURN VALUE

       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.

PORTABILITY

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

AUTHORS

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

SEE ALSO

       ncurses(3NCURSES), form(3FORM)

ncurses 6.4                                        2023-11-25                                         new(3FORM)