menu_pattern(3X)                 UNIX System V                 menu_pattern(3X)


NAME
      menupattern:  setmenupattern, menupattern - set and get menus pattern
      match buffer

SYNOPSIS
      #include <menu.h>

      int setmenupattern(MENU *menu, char *pat);
      char *menupattern(MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION
      Every menu has a pattern buffer to match entered data with menu items.
      setmenupattern sets the pattern buffer to pat and tries to find the
      first item that matches the pattern.  If it does, the matching item
      becomes the current item.  If not, the current item does not change.
      menupattern returns the string in the pattern buffer of menu.

RETURN VALUE
      menupattern returns NULL on error.  setmenupattern returns 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_NO_MATCH     - The character failed to match.

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

SEE ALSO
      curses(3X), menus(3X)























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