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mitem_new(3)							  mitem_new(3)

NAME
       mitem_new - create and destroy menu items

SYNOPSIS
       #include <menu.h>
       ITEM *new_item(const char *name, const char *description);
       int free_item(ITEM *item);

DESCRIPTION
       The function new_item allocates a new item and initializes it from the
       name and description pointers. Please notice that the item stores only
       the pointers to the name and description. Those pointers must be valid
       during the lifetime of the item. So you should be very careful with
       names or descriptions allocated on the stack of some routines.
       The function free_item 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.

RETURN VALUE
       The function new_item returns NULL on error.  It sets errno according
       to the function's failure:

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
	    Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
	    System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.

       The function free_item returns one of the following:

       E_OK The routine succeeded.

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT
	    Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

       E_CONNECTED
	    Item is connected to a menu.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR
	    System error occurred (see errno).

SEE ALSO
       curses(3), menu(3).

NOTES
       The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file
       <curses.h>.

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

AUTHORS
       Juergen Pfeifer.	 Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S.
       Raymond.

								 March 1, 2011
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