NetBSD-5.0.2/lib/libmenu/menu_item_name.3

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.Dd September 10, 1999
.Dt MENU_ITEM_NAME 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm item_description ,
.Nm item_name
.Nd get item name or description
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libmenu
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In menu.h
.Ft char *
.Fn item_description "ITEM *item"
.Ft char *
.Fn item_name "ITEM *item"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn item_description
.Fa menu
function returns the description string associated with the passed
item.
The
.Fn item_name
function returns the name string associated with the passed item.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The function
.Fn item_description
and
.Fn item_name
functions return NULL if the item pointer is not valid.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr curses 3 ,
.Xr menus 3
.Sh NOTES
The header
.Pa \*[Lt]menu.h\*[Gt]
automatically includes both
.Pa \*[Lt]curses.h\*[Gt]
and
.Pa \*[Lt]eti.h\*[Gt] .