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Updated: July 2017
 
 

item_index(3CURSES)

Name

menu_item_current, set_current_item, current_item, set_top_row, top_row, item_index - set and get current menus items

Synopsis

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

int set_current_item(MENU *menu, ITEM *item);
ITEM *current_item(MENU *menu);
int set_top_row(MENU *menu, int row);
int top_row(MENU *menu);
int item_index(ITEM *item);

Description

The current item of a menu is the item where the cursor is currently positioned. set_current_item() sets the current item of menu to item. current_item() returns a pointer to the the current item in menu.

set_top_row() sets the top row of menu to row. The left-most item on the new top row becomes the current item. top_row() returns the number of the menu row currently displayed at the top of menu.

item_index() returns the index to the item in the item pointer array. The value of this index ranges from 0 through N-1, where N is the total number of items connected to the menu.

Return Values

current_item() returns NULL on error.

top_row() and index_item() return −1 on error.

set_current_item() and set_top_row() return one of the following:

E_OK

The routine returned successfully.

E_SYSTEM_ERROR

System error.

E_BAD_ARGUMENT

An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.

E_BAD_STATE

The routine was called from an initialization or termination function.

E_NOT_CONNECTED

No items are connected to the menu.

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>.