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Curses Library Functionsmenu_opts(3CURSES)


NAME

 menu_opts, set_menu_opts, menu_opts_on, menu_opts_off - menus option routines

SYNOPSIS

 
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lmenu  -lcurses [ library .. ]
#include <menu.h>
OPTIONS menu_opts(MENU *menu);
 int set_menu_opts(MENU *menu, OPTIONS opts);
 int menu_opts_on(MENU *menu, OPTIONS opts);
 int menu_opts_off(MENU *menu, OPTIONS opts);

DESCRIPTION

 

Menu Options

 

set_menu_opts() turns on the named options for menu and turns off all other options. Options are boolean values that can be OR-ed together.

menu_opts_on() turns on the named options for menu; no other option is changed.

menu_opts_off() turns off the named options for menu; no other option is changed.

menu_opts() returns the current options of menu.

The following values can be OR'd together to create opts.

O_ONEVALUE
Only one item can be selected from the menu.
O_SHOWDESC
Display the description of the items.
O_ROWMAJOR
Display the menu in row major order.
O_IGNORECASE
Ignore the case when pattern matching.
O_SHOWMATCH
Place the cursor within the item name when pattern matching.
O_NONCYCLIC
Make certain menu driver requests non-cyclic.

RETURN VALUES

 

Except for menu_opts(), these routines return one of the following:

E_OK
The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
System error.
E_POSTED
The menu is already posted.

ATTRIBUTES

 

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-LevelUnsafe

SEE ALSO

 

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

NOTES

 

The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>.


SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 31 Dec 1996

 
      
      
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