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NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | PORTABILITY | AUTHORS | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON 

menu_requestname(3X)          Library calls          menu_requestname(3X)

NAME         top

       menu_request_by_name, menu_request_name - handle printable menu
       request names

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <menu.h>

       const char *menu_request_name(int request);
       int menu_request_by_name(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The function menu_request_name returns the printable name of a
       menu request code.
       The function menu_request_by_name searches in the name-table for a
       request with the given name and returns its request code.
       Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.

RETURN VALUE         top

       menu_request_name returns NULL on error and sets errno to
       E_BAD_ARGUMENT.
       menu_request_by_name returns E_NO_MATCH on error.  It does not set
       errno.

PORTABILITY         top

       These routines are specific to ncurses.  They were not supported
       on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.  It is recommended
       that any code depending on them be conditioned using
       NCURSES_VERSION.

AUTHORS         top

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

SEE ALSO         top

       curses(3X), menu(3X)

COLOPHON         top

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