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32.Dd January 1, 2001
33.Dt FORMS 3
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm field_init ,
37.Nm field_term ,
38.Nm form_init ,
39.Nm form_term ,
40.Nm set_field_init ,
41.Nm set_field_term ,
42.Nm set_form_init ,
43.Nm set_form_term
44.Nd form library
45.Sh LIBRARY
46.Lb libform
47.Sh SYNOPSIS
48.In form.h
49.Ft void (*)(FORM *)
50.Fn field_init "FORM *form"
51.Ft void (*)(FORM *)
52.Fn field_term "FORM *form"
53.Ft void (*)(FORM *)
54.Fn form_init "FORM *form"
55.Ft void (*)(FORM *)
56.Fn form_term "FORM *form"
57.Ft int
58.Fn set_field_init "FORM *form" "void (*function)(FORM *)"
59.Ft int
60.Fn set_field_term "FORM *form" "void (*function)(FORM *)"
61.Ft int
62.Fn set_form_init "FORM *form" "void (*function)(FORM *)"
63.Ft int
64.Fn set_form_term "FORM *form" "void (*function)(FORM *)"
65.Sh DESCRIPTION
66The
67.Fn field_init
68function returns a pointer to the function that will be called just
69after the current field changes and just before the form is posted,
70this function may be set by using the
71.Fn set_field_init
72function.
73Similarly, the function
74.Fn field_term
75will return a pointer to the function that will be called just before
76the current field changes and just after the form is unposted, this
77function pointer may be set by using the
78.Fn set_field_term
79function.
80The
81.Fn form_init
82function will return a pointer to the function that will be called
83just before the form is posted to the screen, this function can be set
84by calling the
85.Fn set_form_init
86function.
87The
88.Fn form_term
89function will return a pointer to the function that will be called
90just after the form is unposted from the screen, this function may be
91set by using the
92.Fn set_form_term
93function.
94By default, the init and term function pointers are
95.Dv NULL .
96.Sh RETURN VALUES
97Functions returning pointers will return
98.Dv NULL
99if an error is detected.
100The functions that return an int will return one of the following error
101values:
102.Pp
103.Bl -tag -width E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND -compact
104.It Er E_OK
105The function was successful.
106.El
107.Sh SEE ALSO
108.Xr curses 3 ,
109.Xr forms 3
110.Sh NOTES
111The header
112.In form.h
113automatically includes both
114.In curses.h
115and
116.In eti.h .
117