MENU_PATTERN(3CURSES)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 VALUESmenu_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 ALSOcurses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)NOTES
The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and
<curses.h>.
Dec 31, 1996 MENU_PATTERN(3CURSES)