MENU_USERPTR(3CURSES) Curses Library Functions MENU_USERPTR(3CURSES)

menu_userptr, set_menu_userptr - associate application data with menus

cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu  -lcurses  [ library... ]
#include <menu.h>
char *menu_userptr(MENU *menu);

int set_menu_userptr(MENU *menu, char *userptr);

Every menu has an associated user pointer that can be used to store relevant information. set_menu_userptr() sets the user pointer of menu. menu_userptr() returns the user pointer of menu.

menu_userptr() returns NULL on error.

set_menu_userptr() returns one of the following:

E_OK

The routine returned successfully.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error.

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-Level Unsafe

curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(7)

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

December 31, 1996 OmniOS