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30.TH menu_pattern 3X ""
31.SH NAME
32\fBmenu_pattern\fR - get and set a menu's pattern buffer
33.SH SYNOPSIS
34\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
35.br
36int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, const char *pattern);
37.br
38char *menu_pattern(const MENU *menu);
39.br
40.SH DESCRIPTION
41Every menu has an associated pattern match buffer. As input events that are
42printable ASCII characters come in, they are appended to this match buffer
43and tested for a match, as described in \fBmenu_driver\fR(3X).
44
45The function \fBset_menu_pattern\fR sets the pattern buffer for the given menu
46and tries to find the first matching item. If it succeeds, that item becomes
47current; if not, the current item does not change.
48
49The function \fBmenu_pattern\fR returns the pattern buffer of the given
50\fImenu\fR.
51.SH RETURN VALUE
52The function \fBmenu_pattern\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error. The function
53\fBset_menu_pattern\fR may return the following error codes:
54.TP 5
55\fBE_OK\fR
56The routine succeeded.
57.TP 5
58\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
59System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
60.TP 5
61\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
62Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
63.TP 5
64\fBE_NO_MATCH\fR
65Character failed to match.
66.SH SEE ALSO
67\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
68.SH NOTES
69The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
70\fB<curses.h>\fR.
71.SH PORTABILITY
72These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
73Version 7 or BSD versions.
74.SH AUTHORS
75Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
76S. Raymond.
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