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menu_post(3X)  —  MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY FUNCTIONS

NAME

menu_post: post_menu, unpost_menu − write or erase menus from associated subwindows

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>
int post_menu(MENU ∗menu);
int unpost_menu(MENU ∗menu);

DESCRIPTION

post_menu writes menu to the subwindow.  The application programmer must use curses library routines to display the menu on the physical screen or call update_panels if the panels library is being used. 

unpost_menu erases menu from its associated subwindow. 

RETURN VALUE

These routines return 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_POSTED − The menu is already posted.
E_BAD_STATE − The routine was called from an initialization or termination function. 
E_NO_ROOM − The menu does not fit within its subwindow.
E_NOT_POSTED − The menu has not been posted.
E_NOT_CONNECTED − No items are connected to the menu.

NOTES

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

SEE ALSO

curses(3X), menus(3X), panels(3X)

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