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menu_pattern(3)

set and get menus pattern match buffer

From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.

NAME

menu_pattern: set_menu_pattern, menu_pattern - set and get menus pattern match buffer

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, char *pat);

char *menu_pattern(MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

Every menu has a pattern buffer to match entered data with menu items. set_menu_pattern sets the pattern buffer to pat and tries to find the first item that matches the pattern. If it does, the matching item becomes the current item. If not, the current item does not change. menu_pattern returns the string in the pattern buffer of menu.

RETURN VALUE

menu_pattern  returns  NULL  on   error.    set_menu_pattern
returns one of the following:
E_OK           - The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT - An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.
E_NO_MATCH     - The character failed to match.

NOTES