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<H1 class="no-header">menu_new 3x</H1>
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<STRONG><A HREF="menu_new.3x.html">menu_new(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="menu_new.3x.html">menu_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>new_menu</STRONG>, <STRONG>free_menu</STRONG> - create and destroy menus
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG>
<STRONG>MENU</STRONG> <STRONG>*new_menu(ITEM</STRONG> <STRONG>**</STRONG><EM>items</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>free_menu(MENU</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>menu</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
The function <STRONG>new_menu</STRONG> creates a new menu connected to a specified item
pointer array (which must be <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>-terminated).
The function <STRONG>free_menu</STRONG> disconnects <EM>menu</EM> from its item array and frees
the storage allocated for the menu.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
The function <STRONG>new_menu</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. It sets <STRONG>errno</STRONG> according
to the function's failure:
<STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
No items are connected to the menu.
<STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
The function <STRONG>free_menu</STRONG> returns one of the following:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno(3)</STRONG>).
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
<STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
The menu has already been posted.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
The header file <STRONG><menu.h></STRONG> automatically includes the header file
<STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not
supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
Raymond.
<STRONG><A HREF="menu_new.3x.html">menu_new(3x)</A></STRONG>
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