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30 .\" $Id: form_requestname.3x,v 1.6 1998/11/29 01:08:18 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
31 .\" $DragonFly: src/lib/libncurses/man/form_requestname.3,v 1.1 2005/03/12 19:13:54 eirikn Exp $
32 .TH form_requestname 3X ""
34 \fBform_requestname\fR - handle printable form request names
36 \fB#include <form.h>\fR
38 const char *form_request_name(int request);
40 int form_request_by_name(const char *name);
43 The function \fBform_request_name\fR returns the printable name of a form
46 The function \fBform_request_by_name\fR searches in the name-table for a request
47 with the given name and returns its request code. Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.
49 \fBform_request_name\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error and sets errno
50 to \fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR.
52 \fBform_request_by_name\fR returns \fBE_NO_MATCH\fR on error.
54 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBform\fR(3X).
56 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
59 These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on
60 Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that
61 any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
63 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
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