menu_items(S)

menu_items: set_menu_items, menu_items, item_count -- connect and disconnect items to and from menus

Syntax

cc ... -lmenu -lcurses

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_items(MENU *menu, ITEM **items);
ITEM **menu_items(MENU *menu);
int item_count(MENU *menu);

Description

set_menu_items- connect an item pointer array to a menu

menu_items- return a pointer to the item pointer array connected to a menu

item_count- count the number of items in a menu

set_menu_items(S) changes the item pointer array connected to menu to the item pointer array items.

menu_items(S) returns a pointer to the item pointer array connected to menu.

item_count(S) returns the number of items in menu.

Return values

menu_items( ) returns NULL on error.

item_count( ) returns -1 on error.

set_menu_items( ) 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.
E_CONNECTED: One or more items are already connected to another menu.

Warning

The header file menu.h automatically includes the header files eti.h and curses.h.

Files

/usr/lib/libmenu.a: the library

Standards conformance

set_menu_items(S), menu_items(S), and item_count(S) are not part of any currently supported standard; they were developed by UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. and are maintained by The SCO Group.