form_data(3x)

form_data3x

Test for off-screen data in given forms

Usage

#include <form.h>
bool data_ahead(const FORM *form);
bool data_behind(const FORM *form);

Overview

The function data_ahead tests whether there is off-screen data ahead in the given form. It returns TRUE (1) or FALSE (0).

The function data_behind tests whether there is off-screen data behind in the given form. It returns TRUE (1) or FALSE (0).

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.

Releases

155 releases since Mac OS X 10.2; the text changed 3 times.

  1. 10.2–10.3.9
  2. 10.4–10.5.8
  3. 10.6–13.5
  4. 14.0–26.5

Authors

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

From ncurses 79 in macOS 26.5. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.