menu_opts(3menu)

menu_opts3menu

Set and get menu item options

Usage

#include <menu.h>

int set_item_opts(ITEM *item, Item_Options opts); Item_Options item_opts(const ITEM *item);

int item_opts_on(ITEM *item, Item_Options opts); int item_opts_off(ITEM *item, Item_Options opts);

Overview

The function set_item_opts sets all the given item's option bits (menu option bits may be logically “or”-ed together).

The function item_opts_on turns on the given option bits, and leaves others alone.

The function item_opts_off turns off the given option bits, and leaves others alone.

The function item_opts returns the item's current option bits.

There is only one defined option bit mask, O_SELECTABLE. When this is on, the item may be selected during menu processing. This option defaults to on.

Return value

Except for item_opts, each routine returns one of the following:

E_OK

The routine succeeded.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error occurred (see errno(3)).

Portability

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

Releases

18 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 13 times.

  1. 1.1–1.3
  2. 2.0
  3. 2.1
  4. 2.2
  5. 3.0
  6. 3.1
  7. 4.0
  8. 5.0–6.0
  9. 7–8
  10. 9
  11. 10
  12. 11
  13. 12
  14. 13

Authors

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

From ncurses-doc 6.5+20250216-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.