#include<menu.h>
int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, const char *pattern);
char *menu_pattern(const MENU *menu);
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DESCRIPTION
- 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 menu_driver(3x).
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- The function set_menu_pattern 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
+
+ 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 menu_driver(3x).
+
+ The function set_menu_pattern 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 menu_pattern returns the pattern buffer of
+ The function menu_pattern returns the pattern buffer of
the given menu.
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RETURN VALUE
- The function menu_pattern returns NULL on error. The
- function set_menu_pattern may return the following error
- codes:
+
+ The function menu_pattern returns a pointer, which is NULL
+ if the menu parameter is NULL. Otherwise, it is a pointer
+ to a string which is empty if no pattern has been set. It
+ does not set errno.
- E_OK The routine succeeded.
+ The function set_menu_pattern may return the following
+ error codes:
- E_SYSTEM_ERROR
- System error occurred (see errno).
+ E_OK The routine succeeded.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
- Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
ment.
+ E_BAD_STATE
+ Routine was called from an initialization or termina-
+ tion function.
+
+ E_NOT_CONNECTED
+ No items are connected to menu.
+
E_NO_MATCH
Character failed to match.
+ E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+ System error occurred (see errno).
+
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