NAME

menu_pattern, set_menu_pattern — get or set menu pattern

LIBRARY

Curses Menu Library (libmenu, -lmenu)

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

char *
menu_pattern(MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

The menu_pattern() function returns a pointer to the string that is currently in the menu pattern buffer. The menu pattern buffer can be set by calling set_menu_pattern() which will set the pattern buffer to the string passed and then attempt to match that string against the names of the items in the attached items.

RETURN VALUES

The functions return one of the following error values:

E_OK

The function was successful.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

There was a system error during the call.

E_BAD_ARGUMENT

One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.

E_NO_MATCH

The character search failed to find a match.

SEE ALSO

curses(3), menus(3)

NOTES

The header <menu.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>.