NAME¶
menu_new - create and destroy menus
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <menu.h>
MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);
int free_menu(MENU *menu);
DESCRIPTION¶
The function
new_menu creates a new menu connected to a specified item
pointer array (which must be
NULL-terminated).
The function
free_menu disconnects
menu from its item array and
frees the storage allocated for the menu.
RETURN VALUE¶
The function
new_menu returns
NULL on error. It sets errno
according to the function's failure:
- E_NOT_CONNECTED
- No items are connected to the menu.
- E_SYSTEM_ERROR
- System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
The function
free_menu returns one of the following:
- E_OK
- The routine succeeded.
- E_SYSTEM_ERROR
- System error occurred (see errno).
- E_BAD_ARGUMENT
- Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
- E_POSTED
- The menu has already been posted.
SEE ALSO¶
ncurses(3NCURSES),
menu(3MENU).
NOTES¶
The header file
<menu.h> automatically includes the header file
<curses.h>.
PORTABILITY¶
These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
AUTHORS¶
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
Raymond.