Curses Library Functions                        menunew(3CURSES)



NAME
     menunew, newmenu, freemenu - create and destroy menus

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu  -lcurses  [ library... ]
     #include 

     MENU *newmenu(ITEM **items);


     int freemenu(MENU *menu);


DESCRIPTION
     newmenu() creates a new menu connected to the item  pointer
     array items and returns a pointer to the new menu.


     freemenu()  disconnects  menu  from  its  associated   item
     pointer array and frees the storage allocated for the menu.

RETURN VALUES
     newmenu() returns NUL on error.


     freemenu() returns one of the following:

     EOK               The routine returned successfully.


     ESYSTEMEROR     System error.


     EBADARGUMENT     An incorrect argument was passed  to  the
                        routine.


     EPOSTED           The menu is already posted.


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:












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Curses Library Functions                        menunew(3CURSES)



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     MT-Level                     Unsafe                      
    


SEE ALSO
     curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)

NOTES
     The  header    automatically  includes  the  headers
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