sunos man page for menu_pattern

menu_pattern(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions					     menu_pattern(3CURSES)

NAME
       menu_pattern, set_menu_pattern - set and get menus pattern match buffer

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

       char *menu_pattern(MENU *menu);

       int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, char *pat);

DESCRIPTION
       Every  menu has a pattern buffer to match entered data with menu items. set_menu_pattern() sets the pattern buffer to pat and tries to find
       the first item that matches the pattern. If it does, the matching item becomes the current item. If not, the current item does not  change.
       menu_pattern() returns the string in the pattern buffer of menu.

RETURN VALUES
       menu_pattern() returns NULL on error. set_menu_pattern() 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.

       E_NO_MATCH	       The character failed to match.

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_pattern(3CURSES)