form_requestname.3x - Linux manual page

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | SEE ALSO | NOTES | PORTABILITY | AUTHORS | COLOPHON

form_requestname(3X)                                    form_requestname(3X)

NAME         top

       form_request_by_name,   form_request_name  -  handle  printable  form
       request names

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <form.h>
       const char *form_request_name(int request);
       int form_request_by_name(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The function form_request_name returns the printable name of a form
       request code.
       The function form_request_by_name searches in the name-table for a
       request with the given name and returns its request code. Otherwise
       E_NO_MATCH is returned.

RETURN VALUE         top

       form_request_name returns NULL on error and sets errno to
       E_BAD_ARGUMENT.
       form_request_by_name returns E_NO_MATCH on error.  It does not set
       errno.

SEE ALSO         top

       curses(3X), form(3X).

NOTES         top

       The header file <form.h> automatically includes the header file
       <curses.h>.

PORTABILITY         top

       These routines are specific to ncurses.  They were not supported on
       Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.  It is recommended that
       any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.

AUTHORS         top

       Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
       S. Raymond.

COLOPHON         top

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