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+.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
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-.\" $Id: menu_items.3x,v 1.7 2006/11/04 18:35:31 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: menu_items.3x,v 1.17 2020/10/24 09:00:06 tom Exp $
.TH menu_items 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBmenu_items\fR - make and break connections between items and menus
+\fBset_menu_items\fR,
+\fBmenu_items\fR,
+\fBitem_count\fP \- make and break connections between items and menus
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
+.sp
+\fBint set_menu_items(MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB, ITEM **\fP\fIitems\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-int set_menu_items(MENU *menu, ITEM **items);
+\fBITEM **menu_items(const MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-ITEM **menu_items(const MENU *menu);
-.br
-int item_count(const MENU *menu);
+\fBint item_count(const MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB);\fP
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBset_menu_items\fR changes the item pointer array of the given
The function \fBmenu_items\fR returns the item array of the given menu.
.PP
The function \fBitem_count\fR returns the count of items in \fImenu\fR.
-.SH RETURN VALUES
+.SH RETURN VALUE
The function \fBmenu_items\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
-It does not set errno.
+It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
.PP
The function \fBitem_count\fR returns \fBERR\fR (the general \fBcurses\fR error
return value) if its \fImenu\fP parameter is \fBNULL\fP.
The menu is already posted.
.TP 5
.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
\fB<curses.h>\fR.
.SH PORTABILITY
-These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
+These routines emulate the System V menu library.
+They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
.PP
The SVr4 menu library documentation specifies the \fBitem_count\fR error value
-as -1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
+as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
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+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.