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<H1 class="no-header">menu_pattern 3x</H1>
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-<STRONG><A HREF="menu_pattern.3x.html">menu_pattern(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="menu_pattern.3x.html">menu_pattern(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="menu_pattern.3x.html">menu_pattern(3x)</A></STRONG>
<STRONG><A HREF="menu_pattern.3x.html">menu_pattern(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>set_menu_pattern</STRONG>, <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> - set and get a menu's pat-
- tern buffer
+ <STRONG>set_menu_pattern</STRONG>, <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> - set and get a menu's pattern buffer
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
- Every menu has an associated pattern match buffer. As
- input events that are printable 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>.
+ Every menu has an associated pattern match buffer. As input events
+ that are printable 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>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>.
+ The function <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> returns the pattern buffer of the given <EM>menu</EM>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- The function <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> returns a pointer, which is <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>
- if the <EM>menu</EM> parameter is <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>. Otherwise, it is a pointer
- to a string which is empty if no pattern has been set. It
- does not set errno.
+ The function <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> returns a pointer, which is <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> if the <EM>menu</EM>
+ parameter is <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>. Otherwise, it is a pointer to a string which is
+ empty if no pattern has been set. It does not set errno.
- The function <STRONG>set_menu_pattern</STRONG> may return the following
- error codes:
+ The function <STRONG>set_menu_pattern</STRONG> may return the following error codes:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
- Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
- ment.
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
<STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
- Routine was called from an initialization or termina-
- tion function.
+ Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
<STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
No items are connected to menu.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
- file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
+ The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
+ <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
- were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
+ These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not sup-
+ ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
- curses by Eric S. Raymond.
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
+ Raymond.
- <STRONG><A HREF="menu_pattern.3x.html">menu_pattern(3x)</A></STRONG>
+
<STRONG><A HREF="menu_pattern.3x.html">menu_pattern(3x)</A></STRONG>
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