mitem_current - set and get current_menu_item
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Description
The function set_current_item sets the current item (the item on which the menu cursor is positioned).
current_item returns a pointer to the current item in the given menu.
The function set_top_row sets the top row of the menu to show the given row (the top row is initially 0,
and is reset to this value whenever the O_ROWMAJOR option is toggled). The item leftmost on the given
row becomes current. The function top_row returns the number of the top menu row being displayed.
The function item_index returns the (zero-origin) index of item in the menu's item pointer list.
Name
mitem_current - set and get current_menu_item
Portability
These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
The SVr4 menu library documentation specifies the top_row and index_item error value as -1 (which is the
value of ERR).
Return Value
current_item returns a pointer (which may be NULL). It does not set errno.
top_row and item_index return ERR (the general curses error value) if their menu parameter is NULL.
set_current_item and set_top_row return one of the following:
E_OK The routine succeeded.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
E_BAD_STATE
Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
E_NOT_CONNECTED
No items are connected to the menu.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
System error occurred (see errno(3)).
See Also
ncurses(3NCURSES), menu(3MENU) ncurses 6.5 2024-12-28 menu_current(3MENU)
Synopsis
#include<menu.h>intset_current_item(MENU*menu,ITEM*item);ITEM*current_item(constMENU*menu);intset_top_row(MENU*menu,introw);inttop_row(constMENU*menu);intitem_index(constITEM*item);
