set_item_userptr(3CURSES)

Name

menu_item_userptr, set_item_userptr, item_userptr - associate application data with menus items

Synopsis

cc [ flag... ] file... –lmenu –lcurses [ library... ]
#include <menu.h>

int set_item_userptr(ITEM *item, char *userptr);

char *item_userptr(ITEM *item);

Description

Every item has an associated user pointer that can be used to store relevant information. set_item_userptr() sets the user pointer of item. item_userptr() returns the user pointer of item.

Return Values

item_userptr() returns NULL on error. set_item_userptr() returns one of the following:

E_OK

The routine returned successfully.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE MT-Level Unsafe

See also

curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)

Notes

The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>.