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 supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

AUTHORS

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

SEE ALSO

       ncurses(3NCURSES), menu(3MENU)

ncurses 6.4                                        2023-11-25                                         new(3MENU)