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form_requestname(3X)                                      form_requestname(3X)



NAME
       form_requestname - handle printable form request names

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

DESCRIPTION
       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
       form_request_name returns NULL on error and sets errno  to  E_BAD_ARGU-MENT. E_BAD_ARGUMENT.
       MENT.
       form_request_by_name returns E_NO_MATCH on error.

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

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

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



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