X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fmitem_new.3x.html;h=43da44904b749fa6e806a5fafe7286829ffb66d5;hp=40f6e930a4dd059cff7e3ac16dfc3dd88cdf6527;hb=302a066a01e4de40f08b397e87ca0e97f20870a7;hpb=a8987e73ec254703634802b4f7ee30d3a485524d diff --git a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html index 40f6e930..43da4490 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ - +
+ +- -mitem_new(3x) mitem_new(3x) +mitem_new(3x) mitem_new(3x) --
- mitem_new - create and destroy menu items +
+ new_item, free_item - create and destroy menu items --
+
#include <menu.h> ITEM *new_item(const char *name, const char *description); int free_item(ITEM *item); --
+
The function new_item allocates a new item and initializes - it from the name and description pointers. Please notice - that the item stores only the pointers to the name and + it from the name and description pointers. Please notice + that the item stores only the pointers to the name and description. Those pointers must be valid during the life- time of the item. So you should be very careful with names or descriptions allocated on the stack of some routines. The function free_item de-allocates an item. Please notice - that it is the responsibility of the application to - release the memory for the name or the description of the + that it is the responsibility of the application to + release the memory for the name or the description of the item. --
- The function new_item returns NULL on error. +
+ The function new_item returns NULL on error. It sets + errno according to the function's failure: + + E_BAD_ARGUMENT + Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- + ment. + + E_SYSTEM_ERROR + System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure. The function free_item returns one of the following: E_OK The routine succeeded. - E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error occurred (see errno). - E_BAD_ARGUMENT - Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- + Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- ment. E_CONNECTED Item is connected to a menu. + E_SYSTEM_ERROR + System error occurred (see errno). + --
+
curses(3x), menu(3x). --
+
The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>. --
- 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. --
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new +
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. - mitem_new(3x) + mitem_new(3x)-