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Name

menu_pattern, set_menu_pattern - set and get menus pattern match buffer

Synopsis

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lmenu -lcurses [ library .. ]

#include <menu.h>

char *menu_pattern(MENU *menu);

int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, char *pat);

MT-Level

Unsafe

Description

Every menu has a pattern buffer to match entered data with menu items. set_menu_pattern() sets the pattern buffer to pat and tries to find the first item that matches the pattern. If it does, the matching item becomes the current item. If not, the current item does not change. menu_pattern() returns the string in the pattern buffer of menu.

Return Values

menu_pattern() returns NULL on error. set_menu_pattern() returns one of the following: 
E_OK        The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR        System error.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT        An incorrect argument was passed to
        the routine.
E_NO_MATCH        The character failed to match.

See Also

curses(3X) , menus(3X)

Notes

The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>.

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