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42 <H1 class="no-header">menu_new 3x 2024-03-16 ncurses 6.5 Library calls</H1>
44 <STRONG><A HREF="menu_new.3x.html">menu_new(3x)</A></STRONG> Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="menu_new.3x.html">menu_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
49 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
50 <STRONG>new_menu</STRONG>, <STRONG>free_menu</STRONG> - create and destroy menus
53 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
54 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG>
56 <STRONG>MENU</STRONG> <STRONG>*new_menu(ITEM</STRONG> <STRONG>**</STRONG><EM>items</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
57 <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>free_menu(MENU</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>menu</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
60 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
61 The function <STRONG>new_menu</STRONG> creates a new menu connected to a specified item
62 pointer array (which must be <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>-terminated).
64 The function <STRONG>free_menu</STRONG> disconnects <EM>menu</EM> from its item array and frees
65 the storage allocated for the menu.
68 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
69 The function <STRONG>new_menu</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. It sets <STRONG>errno</STRONG> according
70 to the function's failure:
72 <STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
73 No items are connected to the menu.
75 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
76 System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
78 The function <STRONG>free_menu</STRONG> returns one of the following:
80 <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
82 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
83 System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
85 <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
86 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
88 <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
89 The menu has already been posted.
92 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
93 These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not
94 supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
97 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
98 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
102 </PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
103 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>
107 ncurses 6.5 2024-03-16 <STRONG><A HREF="menu_new.3x.html">menu_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
111 <li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li>
112 <li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li>
113 <li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></li>
114 <li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li>
115 <li><a href="#h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></li>
116 <li><a href="#h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></li>
117 <li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li>