opensolaris man page for free_form

form_new(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions						 form_new(3CURSES)

NAME
       form_new, new_form, free_form - create and destroy forms

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag... ] file... -lform  -lcurses	[ library... ]
       #include <form.h>

       FORM *new_form(FIELD **fields);

       int free_form(FORM *form);

DESCRIPTION
       new_form() creates a new form connected to the designated fields and returns a pointer to the form.

       free_form() disconnects the form from its associated field pointer array and deallocates the space for the form.

RETURN VALUES
       new_form() always returns NULL on error. free_form() returns one of the following:

       E_OK		 The function returned successfully.

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT	 An argument is incorrect.

       E_POSTED 	 The form is posted.

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_new(3CURSES)