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.\" $Id: menu_requestname.3,v 1.8 2023/10/17 09:52:10 nicm Exp $
.TH menu_requestname 3 2023-07-01 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
.SH NAME
\fBmenu_request_by_name\fP,
\fBmenu_request_name\fP \- handle printable menu request names
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fP
.sp
\fBconst char *menu_request_name(int \fIrequest\fB);\fR
.br
\fBint menu_request_by_name(const char *\fIname\fB);\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBmenu_request_name\fP returns the printable name of a menu
request code.
.br
The function \fBmenu_request_by_name\fP searches in the name-table for a request
with the given name and returns its request code.
Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.
.SH RETURN VALUE
\fBmenu_request_name\fP returns \fBNULL\fP on error
and sets \fBerrno\fP to \fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fP.
.br
\fBmenu_request_by_name\fP returns \fBE_NO_MATCH\fP on error.
It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fP(3), \fBmenu\fP(3).
.SH NOTES
The header file \fB<menu.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
\fB<curses.h>\fP.
.SH PORTABILITY
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 conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
.SH AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer.
Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.