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Name

menu_new, new_menu, free_menu - create and destroy menus

Synopsis

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

#include <menu.h>

MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);

int free_menu(MENU *menu);

MT-Level

Unsafe

Description

new_menu() creates a new menu connected to the item pointer array items and returns a pointer to the new menu.

free_menu() disconnects menu from its associated item pointer array and frees the storage allocated for the menu.

Return Values

new_menu() returns NULL on error.

free_menu() 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_POSTED        The menu is already posted.

See Also

curses(3X) , menus(3X)

Notes

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

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