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menu_item_visible(3CURSES)				     Curses Library Functions					menu_item_visible(3CURSES)

NAME
menu_item_visible, item_visible - tell if menus item is visible SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lmenu -lcurses [ library .. ] #include <menu.h> int item_visible(ITEM *item); DESCRIPTION
A menu item is visible if it currently appears in the subwindow of a posted menu. item_visible() returns TRUE if item is visible, otherwise it returns FALSE. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |Unsafe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), menu_new(3CURSES), attributes(5) NOTES
The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>. SunOS 5.11 31 Dec 1996 menu_item_visible(3CURSES)
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