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<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:
+ 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.
- <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
+ The function <STRONG>set_menu_pattern</STRONG> may return the following
+ error codes:
- <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
- System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
ment.
+ <STRONG>E_BAD_STATE</STRONG>
+ Routine was called from an initialization or termina-
+ tion function.
+
+ <STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
+ No items are connected to menu.
+
<STRONG>E_NO_MATCH</STRONG>
Character failed to match.
+ <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
+ System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
+
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
- These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
+ These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
curses by Eric S. Raymond.