form_post(3X) — MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY FUNCTIONS
NAME
form_post: post_form, unpost_form − write or erase forms from associated subwindows
SYNOPSIS
#include <form.h>
int post_form(FORM ∗form);
int unpost_form(FORM ∗form);
DESCRIPTION
post_form writes form into its associated subwindow. The application programmer must use curses library routines to display the form on the physical screen or call update_panels if the panels library is being used.
unpost_form erases form from its associated subwindow.
RETURN VALUE
These routines return one of the following:
| E_OK | − | The function returned successfully. | |
| E_SYSTEM_ERROR | − | System error. | |
| E_BAD_ARGUMENT | − | An argument is incorrect. | |
| E_POSTED | − | The form is posted. | |
| E_NOT_POSTED | − | The form is not posted. | |
| E_NO_ROOM | − | The form does not fit in the subwindow. | |
| E_BAD_STATE | − | The routine was called from an initialization | |
| or termination function. | |||
| E_NOT_CONNECTED | − | The field is not connected to a form. |
NOTES
The header file form.h automatically includes the header files eti.h and curses.h.