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new(3MENU) new(3MENU)

new_menu, free_menu - create and destroy menus

#include <menu.h>

MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);
int free_menu(MENU *menu);

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.

The function new_menu returns NULL on error. It sets errno according to the function's failure:

No items are connected to the menu.
System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.

The function free_menu returns one of the following:

The routine succeeded.
System error occurred (see errno(3)).
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
The menu has already been posted.

ncurses(3NCURSES), menu(3MENU).

The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.

These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.