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+/****************************************************************************
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+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+* Module m_item_opt                                                        *
+* Menus item option routines                                               *
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "menu.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: m_item_opt.c,v 1.17 2004/12/25 21:32:54 tom Exp $")
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int set_item_opts(ITEM *item, Item_Options opts)  
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set the options of the item. If there are relevant
+|                    changes, the item is connected and the menu is posted,
+|                    the menu will be redisplayed.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK            - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT  - invalid item options
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+set_item_opts(ITEM * item, Item_Options opts)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("set_menu_opts(%p,%d)"), item, opts));
+
+  opts &= ALL_ITEM_OPTS;
+
+  if (opts & ~ALL_ITEM_OPTS)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+
+  if (item)
+    {
+      if (item->opt != opts)
+	{
+	  MENU *menu = item->imenu;
+
+	  item->opt = opts;
+
+	  if ((!(opts & O_SELECTABLE)) && item->value)
+	    item->value = FALSE;
+
+	  if (menu && (menu->status & _POSTED))
+	    {
+	      Move_And_Post_Item(menu, item);
+	      _nc_Show_Menu(menu);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    _nc_Default_Item.opt = opts;
+
+  RETURN(E_OK);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int item_opts_off(ITEM *item, Item_Options opts)   
+|   
+|   Description   :  Switch of the options for this item.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK            - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT  - invalid options
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+item_opts_off(ITEM * item, Item_Options opts)
+{
+  ITEM *citem = item;		/* use a copy because set_item_opts must detect
+
+				   NULL item itself to adjust its behavior */
+
+  T((T_CALLED("item_opts_off(%p,%d)"), item, opts));
+
+  if (opts & ~ALL_ITEM_OPTS)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+  else
+    {
+      Normalize_Item(citem);
+      opts = citem->opt & ~(opts & ALL_ITEM_OPTS);
+      returnCode(set_item_opts(item, opts));
+    }
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int item_opts_on(ITEM *item, Item_Options opts)   
+|   
+|   Description   :  Switch on the options for this item.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK            - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT  - invalid options
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+item_opts_on(ITEM * item, Item_Options opts)
+{
+  ITEM *citem = item;		/* use a copy because set_item_opts must detect
+
+				   NULL item itself to adjust its behavior */
+
+  T((T_CALLED("item_opts_on(%p,%d)"), item, opts));
+
+  opts &= ALL_ITEM_OPTS;
+  if (opts & ~ALL_ITEM_OPTS)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+  else
+    {
+      Normalize_Item(citem);
+      opts = citem->opt | opts;
+      returnCode(set_item_opts(item, opts));
+    }
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  Item_Options item_opts(const ITEM *item)   
+|   
+|   Description   :  Switch of the options for this item.
+|
+|   Return Values :  Items options
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(Item_Options)
+item_opts(const ITEM * item)
+{
+  T((T_CALLED("item_opts(%p)"), item));
+  returnItemOpts(ALL_ITEM_OPTS & Normalize_Item(item)->opt);
+}
+
+/* m_item_opt.c ends here */