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31.TH mitem_name 3X 2024-03-16 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
Amit Daniel Kachhape6a01f52011-07-20 11:45:59 +053032.SH NAME
micky3879b9f5e72025-07-08 18:04:53 -040033\fBitem_name\fP,
34\fBitem_description\fP \-
35get menu item name and description fields
Amit Daniel Kachhape6a01f52011-07-20 11:45:59 +053036.SH SYNOPSIS
micky3879b9f5e72025-07-08 18:04:53 -040037.nf
38\fB#include <menu.h>
39.PP
40\fBconst char *item_name(const ITEM *\fIitem\fP);
41\fBconst char *item_description(const ITEM *\fIitem\fP);
42.fi
Amit Daniel Kachhape6a01f52011-07-20 11:45:59 +053043.SH DESCRIPTION
micky3879b9f5e72025-07-08 18:04:53 -040044The function \fBitem_name\fP returns the name part of the given item.
Amit Daniel Kachhape6a01f52011-07-20 11:45:59 +053045.br
micky3879b9f5e72025-07-08 18:04:53 -040046The function \fBitem_description\fP returns the description part of the given
Amit Daniel Kachhape6a01f52011-07-20 11:45:59 +053047item.
48.SH RETURN VALUE
micky3879b9f5e72025-07-08 18:04:53 -040049These routines return a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fP).
50They do not set \fBerrno\fP.
Amit Daniel Kachhape6a01f52011-07-20 11:45:59 +053051.SH PORTABILITY
52These routines emulate the System V menu library.
53They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
54.SH AUTHORS
micky3879b9f5e72025-07-08 18:04:53 -040055Juergen Pfeifer.
56Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.
57.SH SEE ALSO
58\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
59\fB\%menu\fP(3X)