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33 \fBmenu_new\fR \- create and destroy menus
35 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
37 MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);
39 int free_menu(MENU *menu);
42 The function \fBnew_menu\fR creates a new menu connected to a specified item
43 pointer array (which must be \fBNULL\fR-terminated).
45 The function \fBfree_menu\fR disconnects \fImenu\fR from its item array
46 and frees the storage allocated for the menu.
48 The function \fBnew_menu\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
49 It sets errno according to the function's failure:
52 No items are connected to the menu.
55 System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
57 The function \fBfree_menu\fR returns one of the following:
60 The routine succeeded.
63 System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
66 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
69 The menu has already been posted.
71 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
73 The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
76 These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
77 Version 7 or BSD versions.
79 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric