form_new_page(3)

form_new_page3

Form pagination functions

Usage

#include <form.h>

int set_new_page(FIELD *field, bool new_page_flag); bool new_page(const FIELD *field);

Overview

The function set_new_page sets or resets a flag marking the given field as the beginning of a new page on its form.

The function new_page is a predicate which tests if a given field marks a page beginning on its form.

Return value

The function new_page returns TRUE or FALSE.

The function set_new_page returns one of the following:

E_OK

The routine succeeded.

E_CONNECTED

The given field is already connected to a form.

Portability

These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

Releases

66 releases since FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE; the text changed 6 times.

  1. 4.3–4.11
  2. 5.0–6.2
  3. 6.3–10.4
  4. 11.0–12.4
  5. 13.0–13.5
  6. 14.0–14.1
  7. 14.2–16.0

Authors

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

From base 16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79 in FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.