mitemvalue(3X) mitemvalue(3X)

NAME
       mmiitteemmvvaalluuee - set and get menu item values

SYNOPSIS
       ##iinncclluuddee <>
       int setitemvalue(ITEM *item, bool value);
       bool itemvalue(const ITEM *item);

DESCRIPTION
       If you turn off the menu option OOOONNEEVVAALLUUEE (e.g., with sseettmmeennuuooppttss or
       mmeennuuooppttssooffff; see mmeennuuooppttss(3X)), the menu becomes multi-valued;  that
       is, more than one item may simultaneously be selected.

       In a multivalued menu, you can used sseettiitteemmvvaalluuee to select the given
       menu item (second  argument  TTRRUUEE)  or  deselect  it  (second  argument
       FFAALLSSEE).

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       The function sseettiitteemmvvaalluuee returns one of the following:

       EEOOKK The routine succeeded.

       EESSYYSSTTEEMMEERRRROORR
            System error occurred (see eerrrrnnoo).

       EERREEQQUUEESSTTDDEENNIIEEDD
            The menu driver could not process the request.

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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