menu_mark(S-osr5)

menu_mark: set_menu_mark, menu_mark -- menus mark string routines

Syntax

cc ... -lmenu -lcurses

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, char *mark);
char *menu_mark(MENU *menu);

Description

set_menu_mark- mark a menu with the specified mark string

menu_mark- return a pointer to the mark string of a specified menu

menus(S-osr5) displays mark strings to distinguish selected items in a menu (or the current item in a single-valued menu). set_menu_mark(S-osr5) sets the mark string of menu to mark. menu_mark(S-osr5) returns a pointer to the mark string of menu.

Return values

menu_mark( ) returns NULL on error. set_menu_mark( ) 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.

Warning

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

The mark string cannot be NULL.

Files

/usr/lib/libmenu.a: the library

Standards conformance

set_menu_mark(S-osr5), and menu_mark(S-osr5) are not part of any currently supported standard; they were developed by UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. and are maintained by The SCO Group.

`E_OK`	-	The routine returned successfully.
`E_SYSTEM_ERROR`	-	System error.
`E_BAD_ARGUMENT`	-	An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.