ncurses 6.1 - patch 20190727

[ncurses.git] / man / menu_userptr.3x

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@@ -1,7 +1,37 @@
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+.\" $Id: menu_userptr.3x,v 1.12 2018/07/28 21:34:06 tom Exp $
 .TH menu_userptr 3X ""
 .SH NAME
-\fBmenu_userptr\fR - associate application data with a menu item
+\fBset_menu_userptr\fP,
+\fBmenu_userptr\fR \- associate application data with a menu item
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
 .br
@@ -14,31 +44,22 @@ Every menu and every menu item has a field that can be used to hold
 application-specific data (that is, the menu-driver code leaves it alone).
 These functions get and set the menu user pointer field.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
-Except for \fBmenu_userptr\fR (which returns \fBNULL\fR on error), each
-function returns one of the following:
-.TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
-The routine succeeded.
-.TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+\fBmenu_userptr\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
+It does not set errno.
+.PP
+\fBset_menu_userptr\fP returns \fBE_OK\fP (success).
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
 .SH NOTES
 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.
-
-The user pointer should be a void pointer.  We leave it as a char pointer for
-SVr4 compatibility.
+.PP
+The user pointer is a void pointer.
+We chose not to leave it as a char pointer for SVr4 compatibility.
 .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.