FreeBSD manual

download PDF document: new_menu.3.pdf

menu_new(3X) menu_new(3X)
NAME new_menu, free_menu - create and destroy menus
SYNOPSIS #include <menu.h>
MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items); int free_menu(MENU *menu);
DESCRIPTION The function new_menu creates a new menu connected to a specified item pointer array (which must be NULL-terminated).
The function free_menu disconnects menu from its item array and frees the storage allocated for the menu.
RETURN VALUE The function new_menu returns NULL on error. It sets errno according to the function's failure:
E_NOT_CONNECTED No items are connected to the menu.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
The function free_menu returns one of the following:
E_OK The routine succeeded.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred (see errno(3)).
E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
E_POSTED The menu has already been posted.
SEE ALSO curses(3X), menu(3X).
NOTES The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.
PORTABILITY These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
AUTHORS Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
menu_new(3X)