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.\"	$NetBSD: menu_pattern.3,v 1.8 2003/04/16 13:35:11 wiz Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999
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.\"	Brett Lymn - blymn@baea.com.au, brett_lymn@yahoo.com.au
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.\"
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.\" This code is donated to The NetBSD Foundation by the author.
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 3. The name of the Author may not be used to endorse or promote
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.\"    products derived from this software without specific prior written
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.\"    permission.
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND
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.Dd September 10, 1999
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.Dt MENU_PATTERN 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm menu_pattern ,
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.Nm set_menu_pattern
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.Nd get or set menu pattern
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libmenu
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In menu.h
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.Ft char *
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.Fn menu_pattern "MENU *menu"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn menu_pattern
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function returns a pointer to the string that is currently in the menu
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pattern buffer.
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The menu pattern buffer can be set by calling
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.Fn set_menu_pattern
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which will set the pattern buffer to the string passed and then
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attempt to match that string against the names of the items in the
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attached items.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The functions return one of the following error values:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width E_BAD_ARGUMENT -compact
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.It Er E_OK
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The function was successful.
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.It Er E_SYSTEM_ERROR
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There was a system error during the call.
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.It Er E_BAD_ARGUMENT
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One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.
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.It Er E_NO_MATCH
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The character search failed to find a match.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr curses 3 ,
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.Xr menus 3
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.Sh NOTES
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The header
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.Pa \*[Lt]menu.h\*[Gt]
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automatically includes both
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.Pa \*[Lt]curses.h\*[Gt]
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and
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.Pa \*[Lt]eti.h\*[Gt] .
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