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menu_item_new

Section: Curses Library Functions (3CURSES)
Updated: 31 Dec 1996
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NAME

menu_item_new, new_item, free_item - create and destroy menus items  

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <menu.h>

ITEM *new_item(char *name, char *desc);

int free_item(ITEM *item);  

DESCRIPTION

new_item() creates a new item from name and description, and returns a pointer to the new item.

free_item() frees the storage allocated for item. Once an item is freed, the user can no longer connect it to a menu.  

RETURN VALUES

new_item() returns NULL on error.

free_item() 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_CONNECTED One or more items are already connected       to another menu.

 

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-LevelUnsafe

 

SEE ALSO

curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)  

NOTES

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


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUES
ATTRIBUTES
SEE ALSO
NOTES

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