| requestname(3MENU) | requestname(3MENU) |
menu_request_by_name, menu_request_name - handle printable menu request names
#include <menu.h>
const char *menu_request_name(int request);
int menu_request_by_name(const char *name);
The function menu_request_name returns the printable name
of a menu request code.
The function menu_request_by_name searches in the name-table for a
request with the given name and returns its request code. Otherwise
E_NO_MATCH is returned.
menu_request_name returns NULL on error and sets
errno to E_BAD_ARGUMENT.
menu_request_by_name returns E_NO_MATCH on error. It does not
set errno.
The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.
These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.