NAME¶

menu_request_by_name, menu_request_name - handle printable menu request names

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <menu.h>

const char *menu_request_name(int request);
int menu_request_by_name(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION¶

The function menu_request_name returns the printable name of a menu request code.
The function menu_request_by_name searches in the name-table for a request with the given name and returns its request code. Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.

RETURN VALUE¶

menu_request_name returns NULL on error and sets errno to E_BAD_ARGUMENT.
menu_request_by_name returns E_NO_MATCH on error. It does not set errno.

SEE ALSO¶

ncurses(3NCURSES), menu(3MENU).

NOTES¶

The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.

PORTABILITY¶

These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.

AUTHORS¶

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