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<H1 class="no-header">form_post 3x</H1>
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<STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="form_post.3x.html">form_post(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>post_form</STRONG>, <STRONG>unpost_form</STRONG> - write or erase forms from associated
subwindows
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><form.h></STRONG>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>post_form(FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>form</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>unpost_form(FORM</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>form</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
The function <STRONG>post_form</STRONG> displays a form to its associated subwindow. To
trigger physical display of the subwindow, use <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">refresh(3x)</A></STRONG> or some
equivalent <STRONG>curses</STRONG> routine (the implicit <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG> triggered by an <STRONG>curses</STRONG>
input request will do).
The function <STRONG>unpost_form</STRONG> erases form from its associated subwindow.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
These routines return one of the following:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
<STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
<STRONG>E_NOT_POSTED</STRONG>
The form has not been posted.
<STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
No items are connected to the form.
<STRONG>E_NO_ROOM</STRONG>
Form is too large for its window.
<STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
The form has already been posted.
<STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
The header file <STRONG><form.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
<STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not
supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
Raymond.
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