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menu_post

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

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.

 

ATTRIBUTES

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-LevelUnsafe

 

SEE ALSO

curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), panels(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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