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+/****************************************************************************
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+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author:  Juergen Pfeifer, 1995,1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+* Module m_pattern                                                         *
+* Pattern matching handling                                                *
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "menu.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: m_pattern.c,v 1.15 2006/11/04 18:46:39 tom Exp $")
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  char *menu_pattern(const MENU *menu)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Return the value of the pattern buffer.
+|
+|   Return Values :  NULL          - if there is no pattern buffer allocated
+|                    EmptyString   - if there is a pattern buffer but no
+|                                    pattern is stored
+|                    PatternString - as expected
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(char *)
+menu_pattern(const MENU * menu)
+{
+  static char empty[] = "";
+
+  T((T_CALLED("menu_pattern(%p)"), menu));
+  returnPtr(menu ? (menu->pattern ? menu->pattern : empty) : 0);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnmenu  
+|   Function      :  int set_menu_pattern(MENU *menu, const char *p)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Set the match pattern for a menu and position to the
+|                    first item that matches.
+|
+|   Return Values :  E_OK              - success
+|                    E_BAD_ARGUMENT    - invalid menu or pattern pointer
+|                    E_BAD_STATE       - menu in user hook routine
+|                    E_NOT_CONNECTED   - no items connected to menu
+|                    E_NO_MATCH        - no item matches pattern
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+set_menu_pattern(MENU * menu, const char *p)
+{
+  ITEM *matchitem;
+  int matchpos;
+
+  T((T_CALLED("set_menu_pattern(%p,%s)"), menu, _nc_visbuf(p)));
+
+  if (!menu || !p)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_ARGUMENT);
+
+  if (!(menu->items))
+    RETURN(E_NOT_CONNECTED);
+
+  if (menu->status & _IN_DRIVER)
+    RETURN(E_BAD_STATE);
+
+  Reset_Pattern(menu);
+
+  if (!(*p))
+    {
+      pos_menu_cursor(menu);
+      RETURN(E_OK);
+    }
+
+  if (menu->status & _LINK_NEEDED)
+    _nc_Link_Items(menu);
+
+  matchpos = menu->toprow;
+  matchitem = menu->curitem;
+  assert(matchitem);
+
+  while (*p)
+    {
+      if (!isprint(UChar(*p)) ||
+	  (_nc_Match_Next_Character_In_Item_Name(menu, *p, &matchitem) != E_OK))
+	{
+	  Reset_Pattern(menu);
+	  pos_menu_cursor(menu);
+	  RETURN(E_NO_MATCH);
+	}
+      p++;
+    }
+
+  /* This is reached if there was a match. So we position to the new item */
+  Adjust_Current_Item(menu, matchpos, matchitem);
+  RETURN(E_OK);
+}
+
+/* m_pattern.c ends here */