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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
- <B>menu_pattern</B> - get and set a menu's pattern buffer
+ <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> - get and set a menu's pattern buffer
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
- <B>#include</B> <B><menu.h></B>
+ <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG>
int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, const char *pattern);
char *menu_pattern(const MENU *menu);
Every menu has an associated pattern match buffer. As
input events that are printable ASCII characters come in,
they are appended to this match buffer and tested for a
- match, as described in <B><A HREF="menu_driver.3x.html">menu_driver(3x)</A></B>.
+ match, as described in <STRONG><A HREF="menu_driver.3x.html">menu_driver(3x)</A></STRONG>.
- The function <B>set_menu_pattern</B> sets the pattern buffer for
+ The function <STRONG>set_menu_pattern</STRONG> sets the pattern buffer for
the given menu and tries to find the first matching item.
If it succeeds, that item becomes current; if not, the
current item does not change.
- The function <B>menu_pattern</B> returns the pattern buffer of
- the given <I>menu</I>.
+ The function <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> returns the pattern buffer of
+ the given <EM>menu</EM>.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- The function <B>menu_pattern</B> returns <B>NULL</B> on error. The
- function <B>set_menu_pattern</B> may return the following error
+ The function <STRONG>menu_pattern</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. The
+ function <STRONG>set_menu_pattern</STRONG> may return the following error
codes:
- <B>E_OK</B> The routine succeeded.
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
- <B>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</B>
- System error occurred (see <B>errno</B>).
+ <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
+ System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
- <B>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</B>
+ <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
ment.
- <B>E_NO_MATCH</B>
+ <STRONG>E_NO_MATCH</STRONG>
Character failed to match.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <B><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></B>.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.
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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
- The header file <B><menu.h></B> automatically includes the header
- file <B><curses.h></B>.
+ The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header
+ file <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
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Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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