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menu_item_current

MENU_ITEM_CURRENT(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 				      MENU_ITEM_CURRENT(3)

NAME

     current_item, item_index, set_current_item, set_top_row top_row -- get or set item pointers or top row

LIBRARY

     Curses Menu Library (libmenu, -lmenu)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <menu.h>

     ITEM *
     current_item(MENU *menu);

     int
     item_index(ITEM *item);

     int
     set_current_item(MENU *menu, ITEM *item);

     int
     set_top_row(MENU *menu, int row);

     int
     top_row(MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

     The current_item() returns a pointer to the current menu item.  The set_current_item() can be used to set this to the item give.  The
     item_index() function returns the index number in the array of items for the item pointed to by the item parameter.  The set_top_row() func-
     tion sets the top row of the menu displayed to be the row given.  The current item becomes the leftmost item of the top row.  The top_row()
     call returns the row number that is currently at the top of the displayed menu.

RETURN VALUES

     current_item() returns NULL if no items are attached to the menu.

     E_OK	      The function was successful.
     E_BAD_ARGUMENT   One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.
     E_BAD_STATE      The function was called from within an initialization or termination routine.
     E_NOT_CONNECTED  The item is not connected to a menu.

SEE ALSO

     curses(3), menus(3)

NOTES

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

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								September 10, 1999							       BSD

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