requestname

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NAME

requestname - handle printable menu request names  

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>
const char *menu_request_name(int request);
int menu_request_by_name(const char *name);
 

DESCRIPTION

The function menu_request_name returns the printable name of a menu request code.
The function menu_request_by_name searches in the name-table for a request with the given name and returns its request code. Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.  

RETURN VALUE

menu_request_name returns NULL on error and sets errno to E_BAD_ARGUMENT.
menu_request_by_name returns E_NO_MATCH on error. It does not set errno.  

SEE ALSO

ncurses(3NCURSES), menu(3MENU).  

NOTES

The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.  

PORTABILITY

These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.  

AUTHORS

Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.


 

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