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+ <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> - get and set a menu's pattern buffer
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG>
+ int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, const char *pattern);
+ char *menu_pattern(const MENU *menu);
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
+ Every menu has an associated pattern match buffer. As
+ input events that are printable ASCII characters come in,
+ they are appended to this match buffer and tested for a
+ match, as described in <STRONG><A HREF="menu_driver.3x.html">menu_driver(3X)</A></STRONG>.
+
+ The function <STRONG>set_menu_pattern</STRONG> sets the pattern buffer for
+ the given menu and tries to find the first matching item.
+ If it succeeds, that item becomes current; if not, the
+ current item does not change.
+
+ The function <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> returns the pattern buffer of
+ the given <EM>menu</EM>.
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
+ The function <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. The
+ function <STRONG>set_menu_pattern</STRONG> may return the following error
+ codes:
+
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
+
+ <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
+ System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
+
+ <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+ ment.
+
+ <STRONG>E_NO_MATCH</STRONG>
+ Character failed to match.
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3X)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3X)</A></STRONG>.
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
+ The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
+ file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
+ These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
+ were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
+
+
+</PRE>
+<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
+ curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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