X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fmitem_new.3x.html;h=f9db946af1afde2e6dcb94ce689109356c540881;hp=86603d1abe15f034e135b5e8a7f8301360b7117b;hb=a90dd7b66fa711acd24d8181ea20e4f57d4b36cd;hpb=46722468f47c2b77b3987729b4bcf2321cccfd01;ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html index 86603d1a..f9db946a 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/mitem_new.3x.html @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ - +
+ +- +mitem_new(3x) mitem_new(3x) --
- mitem_new - create and destroy menu items --
+ +
+ new_item, free_item - create and destroy menu items + + +
#include <menu.h> ITEM *new_item(const char *name, const char *description); int free_item(ITEM *item); --
- 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 - 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. - 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 - item. +
+ 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 description. Those pointers must be valid + during the lifetime 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 item. --
- 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 argument. + + 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. + Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. E_CONNECTED Item is connected to a menu. + E_SYSTEM_ERROR + System error occurred (see errno(3)). --
+ +
curses(3x), menu(3x). --
- The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header - file <curses.h>. +
+ The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file + <curses.h>. --
- These routines emulate the System V menu library. They - were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. +
+ These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not sup- + ported on Version 7 or BSD versions. --
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new - curses by Eric S. Raymond. +
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. + Raymond. + + mitem_new(3x)-