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Brett Lymn - blymn (at] baea.com.au, brett_lymn (at] yahoo.com.au
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.Dd September 10, 1999 .Dt MENU_ITEM_NEW 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm free_item , .Nm new_item .Nd create or delete menu item .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libmenu .Sh SYNOPSIS n menu.h .Ft int .Fn free_item "ITEM *item" .Ft ITEM * .Fn new_item "char *name" "char *description" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn free_item function destroys the item and frees all allocated storage for that item. The .Fn new_item allocates storage for a new item then copies in the item name and description for the new item. A pointer to the newly created item is returned to the caller. .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn new_item function returns NULL on failure, the .Fn free_item returns one of the following error values:
Copyright (c) 1999
Brett Lymn - blymn (at] baea.com.au, brett_lymn (at] yahoo.com.au
This code is donated to The NetBSD Foundation by the author.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. The name of the Author may not be used to endorse or promote
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ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
.Dd September 10, 1999 .Dt MENU_ITEM_NEW 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm free_item , .Nm new_item .Nd create or delete menu item .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libmenu .Sh SYNOPSIS n menu.h .Ft int .Fn free_item "ITEM *item" .Ft ITEM * .Fn new_item "char *name" "char *description" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn free_item function destroys the item and frees all allocated storage for that item. The .Fn new_item allocates storage for a new item then copies in the item name and description for the new item. A pointer to the newly created item is returned to the caller. .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn new_item function returns NULL on failure, the .Fn free_item returns one of the following error values:
p l -tag -width E_BAD_ARGUMENT -compact t Er E_OK The function was successful. t Er E_BAD_ARGUMENT One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr curses 3 , .Xr menus 3 .Sh NOTES The header
a <menu.h> automatically includes both
a <curses.h> and
a <eti.h> .
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