X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fmitem_new.3x.html;h=927c3d075e4887010ad3bb0525f68b7e13e0abe5;hp=86603d1abe15f034e135b5e8a7f8301360b7117b;hb=761e4f0825b330e970558e82a4bd638383914429;hpb=46722468f47c2b77b3987729b4bcf2321cccfd01;ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html index 86603d1a..927c3d07 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ - +
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@+mitem_new(3x) mitem_new(3x) + + +
@@ -57,12 +61,11 @@
The function new_item allocates a new item and initializes - it from the name and description pointers. Please notice - that the item stores only the pointers to the name and + it from the name and description pointers. Please notice + that the item stores only the pointers to the name and description. Those pointers must be valid during the life- - time of the item. So you should be very carefull with - names or descriptions allocated on the stack of some rou- - tines. + time of the item. So you should be very careful with names + or descriptions allocated on the stack of some routines. The function free_item de-allocates an item. Please notice that it is the responsibility of the application to release the memory for the name or the description of the @@ -71,15 +74,20 @@
- The function new_item returns NULL on error. + The function new_item returns NULL on error. It sets + errno according to the function's failure: + + E_BAD_ARGUMENT + Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- + ment. + + E_SYSTEM_ERROR + System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure. The function free_item returns one of the following: E_OK The routine succeeded. - E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error occurred (see errno). - E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu- ment. @@ -87,6 +95,9 @@ E_CONNECTED Item is connected to a menu. + E_SYSTEM_ERROR + System error occurred (see errno). +
@@ -111,6 +122,8 @@ curses by Eric S. Raymond. + + mitem_new(3x)