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cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu -lcurses [ library... ] #include <menu.h>
ITEM *new_item(char *name, char *desc);
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.
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.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
MT-Level | Unsafe |
curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)
The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>.