MENU_NEW(3CURSES)MENU_NEW(3CURSES)NAME
menu_new, new_menu, free_menu - create and destroy menus
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu-lcurses [ library... ]
#include <menu.h>
MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);
int free_menu(MENU *menu);
DESCRIPTIONnew_menu() creates a new menu connected to the item pointer array items
and returns a pointer to the new menu.
free_menu() disconnects menu from its associated item pointer array and
frees the storage allocated for the menu.
RETURN VALUESnew_menu() returns NULL on error.
free_menu() 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_POSTED
The menu is already posted.
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_NEW(3CURSES)