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NAME

menu_format, set_menu_format — get or set number of rows and columns of items

LIBRARY

Curses Menu Library (libmenu, -lmenu)

SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>
void
menu_format(MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols);
int
set_menu_format(MENU *menu, int rows, int cols);

DESCRIPTION

The menu_format() returns the number of rows and columns of items that can be displayed by the menu. The format is set by the set_menu_format() function call. Note that the rows and columns defined here are not the size of the window but rather the number of rows and columns of items.

RETURN VALUES

The functions return one of the following error values:
E_OK
The function was successful.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.
E_POSTED
The menu is already posted.

SEE ALSO

curses(3), menus(3)

NOTES

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