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Manual Pages  — form_new_page

NAME

set_new_page, new_page - form pagination functions

CONTENTS

SYNOPSIS

#include <form.h>

int set_new_page(FIELD *field, bool new_page_flag); bool new_page(const FIELD *field);

DESCRIPTION

The function set_new_page sets or resets a flag marking the given field as the beginning of a new page on its form.

The function new_page is a predicate which tests if a given field marks a page beginning on its form.

RETURN VALUE

The function new_page returns TRUE or FALSE.

The function set_new_page returns one of the following:
E_OK The routine succeeded.
E_CONNECTED
  The given field is already connected to a form.

PORTABILITY

These routines emulate the System V forms library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

AUTHORS

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

SEE ALSO

 curses(3X) and related pages whose names begin form_ for detailed descriptions of the entry points.

2024-03-16 form_new_page (3X) ncurses 6.5

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