form_new_page(3form)

form_new_page3form

Form pagination functions

Part of new_page(3form).

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 return one of the following:

E_OK

The routine succeeded.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error occurred (see errno).

E_CONNECTED

The given field is already connected to a form.

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

7 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 3.0
  2. 3.1
  3. 4.0
  4. 5.0–6.0
  5. 7–8

Authors

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

From ncurses-doc 5.9+20140913-1+deb8u3 in Debian 8 (Jessie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.