MENU_MARK(3) | Library Functions Manual | MENU_MARK(3)

# NAME

`menu_mark`, `menu_unmark`, `set_menu_mark`, `set_menu_unmark` —
get or set strings that show mark status for a menu

# LIBRARY

Curses Menu Library (libmenu, -lmenu)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <menu.h>`

char *
`menu_mark`(MENU *menu);

char *
`menu_unmark`(MENU *menu);

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

int
`set_menu_unmark`(MENU *menu, char *mark);

# DESCRIPTION

The `menu_mark`() function returns a pointer to the character string that is used to mark selected items in the menu. The mark string is set by the `set_menu_mark`() function. The `menu_unmark`() function returns a pointer to the character string that is used to indicate a menu items is not selected, this string is set by the `set_menu_unmark`() function. The mark and unmark strings may be of differing lengths, the room allocated to drawing the mark will be the maximum of the lengths of both the mark and unmark strings. The shorter of the two strings will be left justified and space padded.

# 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_POSTED`
  The menu is already posted.
`E_CONNECTED`
  An item was already connected to a menu.
`E_BAD_STATE`
  The function was called from within an initialization or termination routine.
`E_NO_ROOM`
  The menu does not fit within the subwindow.
`E_NOT_POSTED`
  The menu is not posted.
`E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND`
  The menu driver does not recognize the request passed to it.
`E_NO_MATCH`
  The character search failed to find a match.
`E_NOT_SELECTABLE`
  The item could not be selected.
`E_NOT_CONNECTED`
  The item is not connected to a menu.
`E_REQUEST_DENIED`
  The menu driver could not process the request.

# SEE ALSO

curses(3), menus(3)

# NOTES

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

September 10, 1999 | NetBSD 9.5