mitemnew(3X) mitemnew(3X)

NAME
       mmiitteemmnneeww - create and destroy menu items

SYNOPSIS
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       ITEM *newitem(const char *name, const char *description);
       int freeitem(ITEM *item);

DESCRIPTION
       The  function nneewwiitteemm allocates a new item and initializes it from the
       nnaammee and ddeessccrriippttiioonn pointers. Please notice that the item stores  only
       the  pointers to the name and description. Those pointers must be valid
       during the lifetime of the item. So you should  be  very  careful  with
       names or descriptions allocated on the stack of some routines.
       The  function  ffrreeeeiitteemm de-allocates an item. Please notice that it is
       the responsibility of the application to release  the  memory  for  the
       name or the description of the item.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       The function nneewwiitteemm returns NNUULLLL on error.

       The function ffrreeeeiitteemm returns one of the following:

       EEOOKK The routine succeeded.

       EESSYYSSTTEEMMEERRRROORR
            System error occurred (see eerrrrnnoo).

       EEBBAADDAARRGGUUMMEENNTT
            Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

       EECCOONNNNEECCTTEEDD
            Item is connected to a menu.

SEE ALSO
       ccuurrsseess(3X), mmeennuu(3X).

NNOOTTEESS
       The  header  file  <>  automatically  includes  the  header  file
       <>.

PPOORRTTAABBIILLIITTYY
       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.



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