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menu_request_by_name

menu_requestname(3X)													      menu_requestname(3X)

NAME

       menu_requestname - handle printable menu request names

SYNOPSIS

       #include <menu.h>
       const char *menu_request_name(int request);
       int menu_request_by_name(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION

       The function menu_request_name returns the printable name of a menu request code.
       The  function  menu_request_by_name  searches  in  the name-table for a request with the given name and returns its request code. Otherwise
       E_NO_MATCH is returned.

RETURN VALUE

       menu_request_name returns NULL on error and sets errno to E_BAD_ARGUMENT.
       menu_request_by_name returns E_NO_MATCH on error.

SEE ALSO

       curses(3X), menu(3X).

NOTES

       The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.

PORTABILITY

       These routines are specific to ncurses.	They were not supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.	It is recommended that any
       code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.

AUTHORS

       Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.

															      menu_requestname(3X)

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