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Curses Library Functions                   menu_item_new(3CURSES)



NAME
     menu_item_new, new_item,  free_item  -  create  and  destroy
     menus items

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu  -lcurses  [ library... ]
     #include 

     ITEM *new_item(char *name, char *desc);


     int free_item(ITEM *item);


DESCRIPTION
     new_item() creates a new item from name and description, and
     returns a pointer to the new item.


     free_item() frees the storage allocated for  item.  Once  an
     item is freed, the user can no longer connect it to a menu.

RETURN VALUES
     new_item() returns NULL on error.


     free_item() returns 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_CONNECTED        One   or   more   items    are    already
                        connected to another menu.


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:










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Curses Library Functions                   menu_item_new(3CURSES)



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SEE ALSO
     curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)

NOTES
     The  header    automatically  includes  the  headers
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