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<H1>form_page 3x</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>form_page</STRONG> - set and get form page number
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG>
int set_current_field(FORM *form, FIELD *field);
FIELD *current_field(const FORM *);
int set_form_page(FORM *form, int n);
int form_page(const FORM *form);
int field_index(const FIELD *field);
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
The function <STRONG>set_current</STRONG> <STRONG>field</STRONG> sets the current field of
the given form; <STRONG>current_field</STRONG> returns the current field of
the given form.
The function <STRONG>set_form_page</STRONG> sets the form's page number
(goes to page <EM>n</EM> of the form).
The function <STRONG>form_page</STRONG> returns the form's current page
number.
The function <STRONG>field_index</STRONG> returns the index of the field in
the field array of the form it is connected to. It returns
<STRONG>ERR</STRONG> if the argument is the null pointer or the field is
not connected.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
Except for <STRONG>form_page</STRONG>, each routine returns one of the fol-
lowing:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
ment.
<STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
Routine was called from an initialization or termina-
tion function.
<STRONG>E_INVALID_FIELD</STRONG>
Contents of a field are not valid.
<STRONG>E_REQUEST_DENIED</STRONG>
The form driver could not process the request.
<STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="form.3x.html">form(3x)</A></STRONG>.
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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
The header file <STRONG>&lt;form.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header
file <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
These routines emulate the System V forms library. They
were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
curses by Eric S. Raymond.
<STRONG><A HREF="form_page.3x.html">form_page(3x)</A></STRONG>
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