NAME

       form_new - 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.

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.

AUTHORS

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

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