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menu_userptr(3X)                                                                            menu_userptr(3X)



NAME
       menu_userptr - associate application data with a menu item

SYNOPSIS
       #include <menu.h>
       int set_menu_userptr(MENU *menu, void *userptr);
       void *menu_userptr(const MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION
       Every  menu  and every menu item has a field that can be used to hold application-specific data (that
       is, the menu-driver code leaves it alone).  These functions get and set the menu user pointer  field.

RETURN VALUE
       menu_userptr returns a pointer (which may be NULL).  It does not set errno.

       set_menu_userptr returns E_OK (success).

SEE ALSO
       curses(3X), menu(3X).

NOTES
       The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>.

PORTABILITY
       These  routines  emulate the System V menu library.  They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD ver-sions. versions.
       sions.

       The user pointer is a void pointer.  We chose not to leave it as a char pointer for SVr4  compatibil-ity. compatibility.
       ity.

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



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