X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fmitem_new.3x.html;h=927c3d075e4887010ad3bb0525f68b7e13e0abe5;hp=d36dd3dba8c29be6d70fcf62aadd784385a128bc;hb=761e4f0825b330e970558e82a4bd638383914429;hpb=55ccd2b959766810cf7db8d1c4462f338ce0afc8 diff --git a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html index d36dd3db..927c3d07 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ - +
@@ -61,35 +61,43 @@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). +
@@ -104,13 +112,13 @@
- 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.