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32 .TH menu_new 3X 2023-09-16 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
36 create and destroy menus
38 \fB#include <menu.h>\fP
40 \fBMENU *new_menu(ITEM **\fIitems\fB);\fR
42 \fBint free_menu(MENU *\fImenu\fB);\fR
44 The function \fBnew_menu\fP creates a new menu connected to a specified item
45 pointer array (which must be \fBNULL\fP-terminated).
47 The function \fBfree_menu\fP disconnects \fImenu\fP from its item array
48 and frees the storage allocated for the menu.
50 The function \fBnew_menu\fP returns \fBNULL\fP on error.
51 It sets \fBerrno\fP according to the function's failure:
54 No items are connected to the menu.
57 System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
59 The function \fBfree_menu\fP returns one of the following:
62 The routine succeeded.
65 System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
68 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
71 The menu has already been posted.
73 \fBcurses\fP(3X), \fBmenu\fP(3X).
75 The header file \fB<menu.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
78 These routines emulate the System V menu library.
79 They were not supported on
80 Version 7 or BSD versions.
83 Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.