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.\" $Id: menu_new.3x,v 1.14 2019/01/20 20:32:23 tom Exp $
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.TH menu_new 3X ""
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.SH NAME
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\fBnew_menu\fP,
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\fBfree_menu\fR \- create and destroy menus
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
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.br
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MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);
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int free_menu(MENU *menu);
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.br
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The function \fBnew_menu\fR creates a new menu connected to a specified item
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pointer array (which must be \fBNULL\fR-terminated).
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.PP
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The function \fBfree_menu\fR disconnects \fImenu\fR from its item array
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and frees the storage allocated for the menu.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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The function \fBnew_menu\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
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It sets errno according to the function's failure:
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.TP 5
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.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
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No items are connected to the menu.
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.TP 5
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.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
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System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
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.PP
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The function \fBfree_menu\fR returns one of the following:
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.TP 5
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.B E_OK
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The routine succeeded.
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.TP 5
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.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
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System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
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.TP 5
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.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
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Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
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.TP 5
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.B E_POSTED
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The menu has already been posted.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
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.SH NOTES
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The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
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\fB<curses.h>\fR.
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.SH PORTABILITY
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These routines emulate the System V menu library.
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They were not supported on
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Version 7 or BSD versions.
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.SH AUTHORS
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Juergen Pfeifer.
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Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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