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+/****************************************************************************
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+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+* Module m_item_cur                                                        *
+* Set and get current menus item                                           *
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "menu.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: m_item_cur.c,v 1.17 2004/12/25 21:57:38 tom Exp $")
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int set_current_item(MENU *menu, const ITEM *item)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Make the item the current item
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK                - success
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+set_current_item(MENU * menu, ITEM * item)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("set_current_item(%p,%p)"), menu, item));
+
+  if (menu && item && (item->imenu == menu))
+    {
+      if (menu->status & _IN_DRIVER)
+	RETURN(E_BAD_STATE);
+
+      assert(menu->curitem);
+      if (item != menu->curitem)
+	{
+	  if (menu->status & _LINK_NEEDED)
+	    {
+	      /*
+	       * Items are available, but they are not linked together.
+	       * So we have to link here.
+	       */
+	      _nc_Link_Items(menu);
+	    }
+	  assert(menu->pattern);
+	  Reset_Pattern(menu);
+	  /* adjust the window to make item visible and update the menu */
+	  Adjust_Current_Item(menu, menu->toprow, item);
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+
+  RETURN(E_OK);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  ITEM *current_item(const MENU *menu)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Return the menus current item
+|
+|   Return Values :  Item pointer or NULL if failure
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(ITEM *)
+current_item(const MENU * menu)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("current_item(%p)"), menu));
+  returnItem((menu && menu->items) ? menu->curitem : (ITEM *) 0);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int item_index(const ITEM *)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Return the logical index of this item.
+|
+|   Return Values :  The index or ERR if this is an invalid item pointer
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+item_index(const ITEM * item)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("item_index(%p)"), item));
+  returnCode((item && item->imenu) ? item->index : ERR);
+}
+
+/* m_item_cur.c ends here */