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menu_i_new(3X)

create and destroy menus items

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

NAME

menu_item_new: new_item, free_item - create and destroy menus items

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

ITEM *new_item(char *name, char *desc);

int free_item(ITEM *item);

DESCRIPTION

new_item creates a new item from name and description, and returns a pointer to the new item.

free_item frees the storage allocated for item. Once an item is freed, the user can no longer connect it to a menu.

RETURN VALUE

new_item returns NULL on error.

free_item 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_CONNECTED    - One or more items are already connected
                 to another menu.

NOTES