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Miscellaneous Library Functions                     mitem_new(3X)



NAME
     mitem_new - create and destroy menu items

SYNOPSIS
     #include 
     ITEM *new_item(const char *name, const char *description);
     int free_item(ITEM *item);

DESCRIPTION
     The function new_item allocates a new item  and  initializes
     it  from  the  name  and description pointers. Please notice
     that the item stores only  the  pointers  to  the  name  and
     description.  Those  pointers must be valid during the life-
     time of the item. So you should be very careful  with  names
     or descriptions allocated on the stack of some routines.
     The function free_item 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.

RETURN VALUE
     The function new_item returns NULL on error.  It sets  errno
     according to the function's failure:

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

     E_SYSTEM_ERROR
          System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.

     The function free_item returns one of the following:

     E_OK The routine succeeded.

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

     E_CONNECTED
          Item is connected to a menu.

     E_SYSTEM_ERROR
          System error occurred (see errno).

SEE ALSO
     curses(3X), menu(3X).

NOTES
     The header file  automatically includes  the  header
     file .

PORTABILITY
     These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were
     not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.



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Miscellaneous Library Functions                     mitem_new(3X)



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




















































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