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FORM_DATA(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 					      FORM_DATA(3)

NAME
form -- form library LIBRARY
Curses Form Library (libform, -lform) SYNOPSIS
#include <form.h> int data_ahead(FORM *form); int data_behind(FORM *form); DESCRIPTION
If there is data offscreen to the right of the current field of the given form then data_ahead() will return TRUE, otherwise FALSE is returned. Similarly, if there is data offscreen to the left of the current field of the given form then data_behind() will return TRUE. RETURN VALUES
If the condition is met then the functions will return TRUE, if there is an error or there is no data offscreen the functions will return FALSE. SEE ALSO
curses(3), forms(3) NOTES
The header <form.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>. BSD
January 1, 2001 BSD

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form_data(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions						form_data(3CURSES)

NAME
form_data, data_ahead, data_behind - tell if forms field has off-screen data ahead or behind SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lform -lcurses [ library .. ] #include <form.h> int data_ahead(FORM *form); int data_behind(FORM *form); DESCRIPTION
data_ahead() returns TRUE(1) if the current field has more off-screen data ahead; otherwise it returns FALSE(0). data_behind() returns TRUE(1) if the current field has more off-screen data behind; otherwise it returns FALSE(0). ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |Unsafe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
curses(3CURSES), forms(3CURSES), attributes(5) NOTES
The header <form.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>. SunOS 5.11 31 Dec 1996 form_data(3CURSES)
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