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menu_format(3CURSES)	   Curses Library Functions	  menu_format(3CURSES)

NAME
       menu_format,  set_menu_format - set and get maximum numbers of rows and
       columns in menus

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

       int set_menu_format(MENU *menu, int rows, int cols);

       void menu_format(MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols);

DESCRIPTION
       set_menu_format() sets the maximum number of rows and columns of	 items
       that  may be displayed at one time on a menu. If the menu contains more
       items than can be displayed at once, the menu will be scrollable.

       menu_format() returns the maximum number of rows and columns  that  may
       be  displayed  at  one  time on menu. rows and cols are pointers to the
       variables used to return these values.

RETURN VALUES
       set_menu_format() 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  rou‐
			       tine.

       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 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_format(3CURSES)

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