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menu_mark(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions						menu_mark(3CURSES)

NAME

       menu_mark, set_menu_mark - menus mark string routines

SYNOPSIS

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

       int set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, char *mark);

       char *menu_mark(MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

       menus displays mark strings to distinguish selected items in a menu (or the current item in a single-valued menu). set_menu_mark() sets the
       mark string of menu to mark. menu_mark() returns a pointer to the mark string of menu.

RETURN VALUES

       menu_mark() returns NULL on error. set_menu_mark() 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.

ATTRIBUTES

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

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

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

NOTES

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

SunOS 5.10							    31 Dec 1996 						menu_mark(3CURSES)

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