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49<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
50 <STRONG>mitem_value</STRONG> - set and get menu item values
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54<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
55 <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;menu.h&gt;</STRONG>
56 int set_item_value(ITEM *item, bool value);
57 bool item_value(const ITEM *item);
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61<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
62 If you turn off the menu option <STRONG>O_ONEVALUE</STRONG> (e.g., with
63 <STRONG>set_menu_opts</STRONG> or <STRONG>menu_opts_off</STRONG>; see <STRONG><A HREF="menu_opts.3x.html">menu_opts(3x)</A></STRONG>), the
64 menu becomes multi-valued; that is, more than one item may
65 simultaneously be selected.
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67 In a multi_valued menu, you can used <STRONG>set_item_value</STRONG> to
68 select the given menu item (second argument <STRONG>TRUE</STRONG>) or dese-
69 lect it (second argument <STRONG>FALSE</STRONG>).
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73<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
74 The function <STRONG>set_item_value</STRONG> returns one of the following:
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76 <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
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78 <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
79 System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
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81 <STRONG>E_REQUEST_DENIED</STRONG>
82 The menu driver could not process the request.
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86<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
87 <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.
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91<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
92 The header file <STRONG>&lt;menu.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header
93 file <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.
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97<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
98 These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
99 were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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103<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
104 Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
105 curses by Eric S. Raymond.
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