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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG>menu_requestname</STRONG> - handle printable menu request names


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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;menu.h&gt;</STRONG>
       const char *menu_request_name(int request);
       int menu_request_by_name(const char *name);


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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
       The  function <STRONG>menu_request_name</STRONG> returns the printable name
       of a menu request code.
       The function <STRONG>menu_request_by_name</STRONG> searches in the name-ta-
       ble  for  a  request  with  the given name and returns its
       request code.  Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.


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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG>menu_request_name</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error and sets errno  to
       <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>.
       <STRONG>menu_request_by_name</STRONG> returns <STRONG>E_NO_MATCH</STRONG> on error.  It does
       not set errno.


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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="menu.3x.html">menu(3x)</A></STRONG>.


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<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
       The header file <STRONG>&lt;menu.h&gt;</STRONG> automatically includes the header
       file <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>.


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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
       These  routines  are  specific  to ncurses.  They were not
       supported on Version 7, BSD or System  V  implementations.
       It  is recommended that any code depending on them be con-
       ditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.


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<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
       Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual  pages  and  adaptation  for  new
       curses by Eric S. Raymond.


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