menu_pattern()

get and set a menu's pattern buffer 

Curses Function

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, const char *pattern);

char *menu_pattern(const MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

Every menu has an associated pattern match buffer. As input events that are printable ASCII characters come in, they are appended to this match buffer and tested for a match, as described in menu_driver().

The function set_menu_pattern() sets the pattern buffer for the given menu and tries to find the first matching item. If it succeeds, that item becomes current; if not, the current item does not change.

The function menu_pattern() returns the pattern buffer of the given menu.

RETURN VALUES

The function menu_pattern() returns NULL on error. The function set_menu_pattern() 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.

E_NO_MATCH 

Character failed to match.

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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