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.TH FORM_NEW 3CURSES "Dec 31, 1996"
.SH NAME
form_new, new_form, free_form \- create and destroy forms
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lform\fR \fB -lcurses \fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <form.h>

\fBFORM *\fR\fBnew_form\fR(\fBFIELD **\fR\fIfields\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBfree_form\fR(\fBFORM *\fR\fIform\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBnew_form()\fR creates a new form connected to the designated fields and
returns a pointer to the form.
.sp
.LP
\fBfree_form()\fR disconnects the \fIform\fR from its associated field pointer
array and deallocates the space for the form.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
\fBnew_form()\fR always returns \fINULL\fR on error. \fBfree_form()\fR returns
one of the following:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_OK \fR
.ad
.RS 18n
The function returned successfully.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
An argument is incorrect.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_POSTED\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
The form is posted.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR curses (3CURSES),
.BR forms (3CURSES),
.BR attributes (7)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The header \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the headers  \fB<eti.h>\fR and
\fB<curses.h>\fR\&.