menu_mark()

get and set the menu mark string 

Curses Function

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, const char *mark);

const char *menu_mark(const MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

In order to make menu selections visible on older terminals without highlighting or color capability, the menu library marks selected items in a menu with a prefix string.

The function set_menu_mark() sets the mark string for the given menu. Calling set_menu_mark() with a null menu item will abolish the mark string. Note that changing the length of the mark string for a menu while the menu is posted is likely to produce unhelpful behavior.

The default string is "-" (a dash). Calling set_menu_mark() with a NULL menu argument will change this default.

The function menu_mark() returns the menu's mark string (or NULL if there is none).

RETURN VALUES

The function menu_mark() returns NULL on error. The function set_menu_mark() may return the following error codes:

E_OK 

The routine succeeded.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR 

System error occurred.

E_BAD_ARGUMENT 

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

NOTES

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

PORTABILITY

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

AUTHORS

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

AVAILABILITY

PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition

SEE ALSO

Functions:
curses(), menu()

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