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 form_new 3CURSES "31 Dec 1996" "SunOS 5.11" "Curses Library Functions"
 NAME
form_new, new_form, free_form - create and destroy forms
 SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lform  -lcurses  [ library... ]
#include <form.h>

FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields);


int free_form(FORM *form);


 DESCRIPTION

new_form() creates a new form connected to the designated fields and
returns a pointer to the form.

free_form() disconnects the form from its associated field pointer
array and deallocates the space for the form.
 RETURN VALUES

new_form() always returns NULL on error. free_form() returns
one of the following:

E_OK

The function returned successfully.


E_BAD_ARGUMENT

An argument is incorrect.


E_POSTED

The form is posted.


 ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:


ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-LevelUnsafe


 SEE ALSO

curses(3CURSES), forms(3CURSES), attributes(5)
 NOTES

The header <form.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and
<curses.h>.