X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fmitem_new.3x.html;h=4b6e1f378ba42eedb2224006ab8e7fc7bbaab6ac;hb=8966d257503a5eb02998b885eb376d50d7e16eda;hp=86603d1abe15f034e135b5e8a7f8301360b7117b;hpb=46722468f47c2b77b3987729b4bcf2321cccfd01;p=ncurses.git diff --git a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html index 86603d1a..4b6e1f37 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@+mitem_new(3x) mitem_new(3x) + + +
@@ -57,12 +61,11 @@
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 carefull with - names or descriptions allocated on the stack of some rou- - tines. + 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 @@ -71,15 +74,20 @@
- 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- ment. @@ -87,6 +95,9 @@ E_CONNECTED Item is connected to a menu. + E_SYSTEM_ERROR + System error occurred (see errno). +
@@ -111,6 +122,8 @@ curses by Eric S. Raymond. + + mitem_new(3x)