new(3form)

Usage

#include <form.h>

FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields); int free_form(FORM *form);

The function new_form creates a new form connected to a specified field pointer array (which must be NULL-terminated).

The function free_form disconnects form from its field array and frees the storage allocated for the form.

The function new_form returns NULL on error. It sets errno according to the function's success:

`E_OK`	The routine succeeded.
`E_BAD_ARGUMENT`	Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
`E_CONNECTED`	The field is already connected to a form.
`E_SYSTEM_ERROR`	System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.

The function free_form returns one of the following:

`E_OK`	The routine succeeded.
`E_BAD_ARGUMENT`	Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
`E_POSTED`	The form has already been posted.

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

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