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Curses Library Functionsmenu_post(3CURSES)


NAME

 menu_post, post_menu, unpost_menu - write or erase menus from associated subwindows

SYNOPSIS

 
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lmenu -lcurses [ library .. ]
#include <menu.h>
int post_menu(MENU *menu);
 int unpost_menu(MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

 

post_menu() writes menu to the subwindow. The application programmer must use curses library routines to display the menu on the physical screen or call update_panels() if the panels library is being used.

unpost_menu() erases menu from its associated subwindow.

RETURN VALUES

 

These routines return one of the following:

E_OK
The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
System error.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.
E_POSTED
The menu is already posted.
E_BAD_STATE
The routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
E_NO_ROOM
The menu does not fit within its subwindow.
E_NOT_POSTED
The menu has not been posted.
E_NOT_CONNECTED
No items are connected to the menu.

ATTRIBUTES

 

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-LevelUnsafe

SEE ALSO

 

curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), panels(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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