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Copyright (c) 1999
Brett Lymn - blymn (at] baea.com.au, brett_lymn (at] yahoo.com.au
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.Dd September 10, 1999 .Dt MENU_NEW 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm free_menu , .Nm new_menu .Nd create or delete a menu .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libmenu .Sh SYNOPSIS n menu.h .Ft int .Fn free_menu "MENU *menu" .Ft MENU * .Fn new_menu "ITEM **items" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn free_menu .Fa menu function destroys the given menu and frees all allocated storage associated with the menu. All items associated with the menu are detached from the menu before it is destroyed. The .Fn new_menu function allocates storage for a new menu and initializes all the values to the defined defaults. If the items pointer passed is not a NULL then the given NULL terminated array of items is attached to the new menu. .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn new_menu function returns NULL on error, while the .Fn free_menu function 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)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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_NEW 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm free_menu , .Nm new_menu .Nd create or delete a menu .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libmenu .Sh SYNOPSIS n menu.h .Ft int .Fn free_menu "MENU *menu" .Ft MENU * .Fn new_menu "ITEM **items" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn free_menu .Fa menu function destroys the given menu and frees all allocated storage associated with the menu. All items associated with the menu are detached from the menu before it is destroyed. The .Fn new_menu function allocates storage for a new menu and initializes all the values to the defined defaults. If the items pointer passed is not a NULL then the given NULL terminated array of items is attached to the new menu. .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn new_menu function returns NULL on error, while the .Fn free_menu function 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. t Er E_POSTED The menu is already posted. .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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