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.TH MENU_ITEMS 3CURSES "Dec 31, 1996"
.SH NAME
menu_items, set_menu_items, item_count \- connect and disconnect items to and
from menus
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lmenu\fR \fB -lcurses \fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <menu.h>

\fBint\fR \fBset_menu_items\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR, \fBITEM **\fR\fIitems\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBITEM **\fR\fBmenu_items\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBitem_count\fR(\fBMENU *\fR\fImenu\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBset_menu_items()\fR changes the item pointer array connected to \fImenu\fR
to the item pointer array \fIitems\fR.\fBmenu_items()\fR returns a pointer to
the item pointer array connected to \fImenu\fR.\fBitem_count()\fR returns the
number of items in \fImenu\fR.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
\fBmenu_items()\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
.sp
.LP
\fBitem_count()\fR returns -1 on error.
.sp
.LP
\fBset_menu_items()\fR returns one of the following:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_OK\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
The routine returned successfully.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
System error.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_POSTED\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
The menu is already posted.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fBE_CONNECTED\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
One or more items are already connected to another menu.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR curses (3CURSES),
.BR menus (3CURSES),
.BR attributes (7)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The header \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the headers  \fB<eti.h>\fR and
\fB<curses.h>\fR\&.