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34.TH menu_requestname 3 2023-07-01 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
35.SH NAME
36\fBmenu_request_by_name\fP,
37\fBmenu_request_name\fP \- handle printable menu request names
38.SH SYNOPSIS
39\fB#include <menu.h>\fP
40.sp
41\fBconst char *menu_request_name(int \fIrequest\fB);\fR
42.br
43\fBint menu_request_by_name(const char *\fIname\fB);\fR
44.SH DESCRIPTION
45The function \fBmenu_request_name\fP returns the printable name of a menu
46request code.
47.br
48The function \fBmenu_request_by_name\fP searches in the name-table for a request
49with the given name and returns its request code.
50Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.
51.SH RETURN VALUE
52\fBmenu_request_name\fP returns \fBNULL\fP on error
53and sets \fBerrno\fP to \fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fP.
54.br
55\fBmenu_request_by_name\fP returns \fBE_NO_MATCH\fP on error.
56It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
57.SH SEE ALSO
58\fBcurses\fP(3), \fBmenu\fP(3).
59.SH NOTES
60The header file \fB<menu.h>\fP automatically includes the header file
61\fB<curses.h>\fP.
62.SH PORTABILITY
63These routines are specific to ncurses.
64They were not supported on
65Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
66It is recommended that
67any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
68.SH AUTHORS
69Juergen Pfeifer.
70Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.