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-.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2020,2021 Thomas E. Dickey *
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-.\" $Id: menu_pattern.3x,v 1.21 2020/10/18 00:41:14 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: menu_pattern.3x,v 1.23 2021/12/25 21:49:32 tom Exp $
.TH menu_pattern 3X ""
.SH NAME
\fBset_menu_pattern\fP,
-\fBmenu_pattern\fR \- set and get a menu's pattern buffer
+\fBmenu_pattern\fP \- set and get a menu's pattern buffer
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
+\fB#include <menu.h>\fP
.sp
\fBint set_menu_pattern(MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB, const char *\fP\fIpattern\fP\fB);\fP
.br
Every menu has an associated pattern match buffer.
As input events that are
printable characters come in, they are appended to this match buffer
-and tested for a match, as described in \fBmenu_driver\fR(3X).
+and tested for a match, as described in \fBmenu_driver\fP(3X).
.PP
-The function \fBset_menu_pattern\fR sets the pattern buffer for the given menu
+The function \fBset_menu_pattern\fP 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.
.PP
-The function \fBmenu_pattern\fR returns the pattern buffer of the given
-\fImenu\fR.
+The function \fBmenu_pattern\fP returns the pattern buffer of the given
+\fImenu\fP.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-The function \fBmenu_pattern\fR returns a pointer,
-which is \fBNULL\fR if the \fImenu\fP parameter is \fBNULL\fP.
+The function \fBmenu_pattern\fP returns a pointer,
+which is \fBNULL\fP if the \fImenu\fP parameter is \fBNULL\fP.
Otherwise, it is a pointer to a string which is empty
if no pattern has been set.
It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
.PP
-The function \fBset_menu_pattern\fR may return the following error codes:
+The function \fBset_menu_pattern\fP may return the following error codes:
.TP 5
.B E_OK
The routine succeeded.
Character failed to match.
.TP 5
.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fP(3)).
.SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
+\fBcurses\fP(3X), \fBmenu\fP(3X).
.SH NOTES
-The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
-\fB<curses.h>\fR.
+The header file \fB<menu.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
+\fB<curses.h>\fP.
.SH PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V menu library.
They were not supported on