menu_post(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions						menu_post(3CURSES)

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

SEE ALSO

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

NOTES

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

SunOS 5.10							    31 Dec 1996 						menu_post(3CURSES)