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51 <STRONG>menu_new</STRONG> - create and destroy menus
55 <H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
56 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG>
57 MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);
58 int free_menu(MENU *menu);
62 <H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
63 The function <STRONG>new_menu</STRONG> creates a new menu connected to a
64 specified item pointer array (which must be <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>-termi-
67 The function <STRONG>free_menu</STRONG> disconnects <EM>menu</EM> from its item
68 array and frees the storage allocated for the menu.
72 <H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
73 The function <STRONG>new_menu</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. It sets
74 errno according to the function's failure:
76 <STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
77 No items are connected to the menu.
79 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
80 System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
82 The function <STRONG>free_menu</STRONG> returns one of the following:
84 <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
86 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
87 System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
89 <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
90 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
93 <STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
94 The menu has already been posted.
98 <H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
99 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.
104 The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
105 file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
109 <H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
110 These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
111 were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
115 <H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
116 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
117 curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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