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32*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dd January 1, 2001
33*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dt FORM_DATA 3
34*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Os
35*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh NAME
36*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nm form
37*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Nd form library
38*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh LIBRARY
39*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Lb libform
40*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh SYNOPSIS
41*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In form.h
42*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft int
43*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn data_ahead "FORM *form"
44*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Ft int
45*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn data_behind "FORM *form"
46*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh DESCRIPTION
47*a0e6850fSThomas CortIf there is data offscreen to the right of the current field of the
48*a0e6850fSThomas Cortgiven form then
49*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn data_ahead
50*a0e6850fSThomas Cortwill return
51*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dv TRUE ,
52*a0e6850fSThomas Cortotherwise
53*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dv FALSE
54*a0e6850fSThomas Cortis returned.
55*a0e6850fSThomas CortSimilarly, if there is
56*a0e6850fSThomas Cortdata offscreen to the left of the current field of the given form then
57*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Fn data_behind
58*a0e6850fSThomas Cortwill return
59*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dv TRUE .
60*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh RETURN VALUES
61*a0e6850fSThomas CortIf the condition is met then the functions will return
62*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dv TRUE ,
63*a0e6850fSThomas Cortif there
64*a0e6850fSThomas Cortis an error or there is no data offscreen the functions will return
65*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Dv FALSE .
66*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh SEE ALSO
67*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Xr curses 3 ,
68*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Xr forms 3
69*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.Sh NOTES
70*a0e6850fSThomas CortThe header
71*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In form.h
72*a0e6850fSThomas Cortautomatically includes both
73*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In curses.h
74*a0e6850fSThomas Cortand
75*a0e6850fSThomas Cort.In eti.h .
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