menu_item_new(3CURSES) Curses Library Functions menu_item_new(3CURSES)
NAME
menu_item_new, new_item, free_item - create and destroy menus items
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <menu.h>
ITEM *new_item(char *name, char *desc);
int free_item(ITEM *item);
DESCRIPTION
new_item() creates a new item from name and description, and returns a pointer to the new item.
free_item() frees the storage allocated for item. Once an item is freed, the user can no longer connect it to a menu.
RETURN VALUES
new_item() returns NULL on error.
free_item() 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_CONNECTED One or more items are already connected to another menu.
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_item_new(3CURSES)
