menu_pattern(3ocurses)

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

Synopsis

cc [flag . . .] file -lmenu -locurses [library . . .]

#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.

Notices

The header file menu.h automatically includes the header files eti.h and ocurses.h.

References

curses(3ocurses), menus(3ocurses)

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.