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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG>mitem_new</STRONG> - create and destroy menu items


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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
       <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;menu.h&gt;</STRONG>
       ITEM *new_item(const char *name, const char *description);
       int free_item(ITEM *item);


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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
       The function <STRONG>new_item</STRONG> allocates a new item and initializes
       it  from  the <STRONG>name</STRONG> and <STRONG>description</STRONG> pointers. Please notice
       that the item stores only the pointers  to  the  name  and
       description. Those pointers must be valid during the life-
       time of the item. So you should be very careful with names
       or descriptions allocated on the stack of some routines.
       The function <STRONG>free_item</STRONG> de-allocates an item. Please notice
       that it  is  the  responsibility  of  the  application  to
       release  the memory for the name or the description of the
       item.


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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
       The function <STRONG>new_item</STRONG> returns  <STRONG>NULL</STRONG>  on  error.   It  sets
       errno according to the function's failure:

       <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
            Routine  detected  an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
            ment.

       <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
            System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.

       The function <STRONG>free_item</STRONG> returns one of the following:

       <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.

       <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
            Routine detected an incorrect or  out-of-range  argu-
            ment.

       <STRONG>E_CONNECTED</STRONG>
            Item is connected to a menu.

       <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
            System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).


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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 emulate the System V  menu  library.   They
       were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.


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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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