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);

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.

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.

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-Level	Unsafe

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