NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | SEE ALSO | NOTES | PORTABILITY | AUTHORS | COLOPHON

form_post(3X)                                                  form_post(3X)

NAME         top

       post_form, unpost_form - write or erase forms from associated subwin‐
       dows

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <form.h>
       int post_form(FORM *form);
       int unpost_form(FORM *form);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The function post_form displays a form to its associated subwindow.
       To trigger physical display of the subwindow, use refresh(3X) or some
       equivalent curses routine (the implicit doupdate triggered by an
       curses input request will do).
       The function unpost_form erases form from its associated subwindow.

RETURN VALUE         top

       These routines return one of the following:
       E_OK The routine succeeded.
       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
       E_BAD_STATE
            Routine was called from an initialization or termination
            function.
       E_NOT_POSTED
            The form has not been posted.
       E_NOT_CONNECTED
            No items are connected to the form.
       E_NO_ROOM
            Form is too large for its window.
       E_POSTED
            The form has already been posted.
       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
            System error occurred (see errno).

SEE ALSO         top

       curses(3X), form(3X).

NOTES         top

       The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header file
       <curses.h>.

PORTABILITY         top

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

AUTHORS         top

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

COLOPHON         top

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