item_value(3x)

item_value3x

Set and get menu item values

Part of mitem_value(3x).

Usage

#include <menu.h>

int set_item_value(ITEM *item, bool value); bool item_value(const ITEM *item);

Overview

If you turn off the menu option O_ONEVALUE (e.g., with set_menu_opts or menu_opts_off; see menu_opts(3X)), the menu becomes multi-valued; that is, more than one item may simultaneously be selected.

In a multi_valued menu, you can used set_item_value to select the given menu item (second argument TRUE) or deselect it (second argument FALSE).

Return value

The function set_item_value returns one of the following:

E_OK

The routine succeeded.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error occurred (see errno(3)).

E_REQUEST_DENIED

The menu driver could not process the request.

Portability

These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

Authors

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

From ncurses 6.6-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.