osx man page for new_menu

Query: new_menu

OS: osx

Section: 3x

Links: osx man pages   all man pages

Forums: unix linux community   forum categories

Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar

menu_new(3X)															      menu_new(3X)

NAME
menu_new - create and destroy menus
SYNOPSIS
#include <menu.h> MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items); int free_menu(MENU *menu);
DESCRIPTION
The function new_menu creates a new menu connected to a specified item pointer array (which must be NULL-terminated). The function free_menu disconnects menu from its item array and frees the storage allocated for the menu.
RETURN VALUE
The function new_menu returns NULL on error. It sets errno according to the function's failure: E_NOT_CONNECTED No items are connected to the menu. E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure. The function free_menu returns one of the following: E_OK The routine succeeded. E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred (see errno). E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. E_POSTED The menu has already been posted.
SEE ALSO
curses(3X), menu(3X).
NOTES
The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.
PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. menu_new(3X)
Related Man Pages
new_menu(3menu) - debian
free_menu(3x) - centos
menu_new(3x) - opendarwin
new_menu(3x) - osx
new_menu(3x) - freebsd
Similar Topics in the Unix Linux Community
New kernel won't boot
Submenu variable problems
Add input to text file
What happened with our home page?
Major Changes in New UserCP (v0.63) Prototype