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new_menu, free_menu - create and destroy menus

SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION RETURN VALUE SEE ALSO NOTES PORTABILITY AUTHORS

#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:

E_NOT_CONNECTED
	No items are connected to the menu.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
	System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
The function free_menu returns one of the following:
E_OK	The routine succeeded.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
	System error occurred (see errno(3)).
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
	Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
E_POSTED
	The menu has already been posted.

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.