set_menu_opts, menu_opts_on, menu_opts_off, menu_opts - set and get menu options
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Description
The function set_menu_opts sets all the given menu's option bits (menu option bits may be logically
“or”-ed together).
The function menu_opts_on turns on the given option bits, and leaves others alone.
The function menu_opts_off turns off the given option bits, and leaves others alone.
The function menu_opts returns the menu's current option bits.
The following options are defined (all are on by default):
O_ONEVALUE
Only one item can be selected for this menu.
O_SHOWDESC
Display the item descriptions when the menu is posted.
O_ROWMAJOR
Display the menu in row-major order.
O_IGNORECASE
Ignore the case when pattern-matching.
O_SHOWMATCH
Move the cursor to within the item name while pattern-matching.
O_NONCYCLIC
Don't wrap around next-item and previous-item, requests to the other end of the menu.
O_MOUSE_MENU
If user clicks with the mouse and it does not fall on the currently active menu, push KEY_MOUSE and
the MEVENT data back on the queue to allow processing in another part of the calling program.
Name
set_menu_opts, menu_opts_on, menu_opts_off, menu_opts - set and get menu options
Portability
These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
Return Value
Except for menu_opts, each routine returns one of the following:
E_OK The routine succeeded.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
System error occurred (see errno(3)).
E_POSTED
The menu is already posted.
See Also
ncurses(3NCURSES), menu(3MENU) ncurses 6.5 2025-01-18 opts(3MENU)
Synopsis
#include<menu.h>intset_menu_opts(MENU*menu,Menu_Optionsopts);Menu_Optionsmenu_opts(constMENU*menu);intmenu_opts_on(MENU*menu,Menu_Optionsopts);intmenu_opts_off(MENU*menu,Menu_Optionsopts);
