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Name

menu_post, post_menu, unpost_menu - write or erase menus from associated subwindows

Synopsis

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

#include <menu.h>

int post_menu(MENU *menu);

int unpost_menu(MENU *menu);

MT-Level

Unsafe

Description

post_menu() writes menu to the subwindow. The application programmer must use curses library routines to display the menu on the physical screen or call update_panels() if the panels library is being used.

unpost_menu() erases menu from its associated subwindow.

Return Values

These routines return 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_POSTED        The menu is already posted.
E_BAD_STATE        The routine was called from an
        initialization or termination function.
E_NO_ROOM        The menu does not fit within its
        subwindow.
E_NOT_POSTED        The menu has not been posted.
E_NOT_CONNECTED        No items are connected to the menu.

See Also

curses(3X) , menus(3X) , panels(3X)

Notes

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

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