form_userptr(3x) — Linux manual page

form_userptr(3X)              Library calls              form_userptr(3X)

NAME         top

       set_form_userptr, form_userptr - associate application data with a
       form item

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <form.h>

       int set_form_userptr(FORM *form, void *userptr);
       void* form_userptr(const FORM *form);

DESCRIPTION         top

       Every form and every form item has a field that can be used to
       hold application-specific data (that is, the form-driver code
       leaves it alone).  These functions get and set the form user
       pointer field.

RETURN VALUE         top

       The function form_userptr returns a pointer (which may be NULL).
       It does not set errno.

       The function set_form_userptr returns E_OK (success).

PORTABILITY         top

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

       The user pointer is a void pointer.  We chose not to leave it as a
       char pointer for SVr4 compatibility.

AUTHORS         top

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

SEE ALSO         top

       curses(3X), form(3X)

COLOPHON         top

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