mitem_new() create and destroy menu items	Curses Function
	SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION RETURN VALUES NOTES PORTABILITY AUTHORS AVAILABILITY SEE ALSO

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SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

ITEM *new_item(const char *name, const char *description);

int free_item(ITEM *item);

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DESCRIPTION

The function new_item() allocates a new item and initializes it from the name and description pointers. The function free_item() de-allocates an item.

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RETURN VALUES

The function new_item() returns NULL on error.

The function free_item() returns one of the following:

E_OK 

The routine succeeded.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR 

System error occurred.

E_BAD_ARGUMENT 

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

E_CONNECTED 

Item is connected to a menu.

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NOTES

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

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PORTABILITY

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

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AUTHORS

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

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AVAILABILITY

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

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SEE ALSO

Functions:

curses(), menu()

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