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menu_new(3X)			 Library calls			  menu_new(3X)

NAME
       new_menu, free_menu - create and	destroy	menus

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<menu.h>

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

DESCRIPTION
       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.

RETURN VALUE
       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.

PORTABILITY
       These routines emulate the System V menu	library.  They were  not  sup-
       ported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

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

SEE ALSO
       curses(3X), menu(3X)

ncurses	6.5			  2024-03-16			  menu_new(3X)
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