menu_cursor(3) | Library calls | menu_cursor(3)

# NAME

pos_menu_cursor - position a menu's cursor

# SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

int pos_menu_cursor(const MENU *menu);

# DESCRIPTION

The function pos_menu_cursor restores the cursor to the current position associated with the menu's selected item. This is useful after curses routines have been called to do screen-painting in response to a menu select.

# RETURN VALUE

This routine returns one of the following:

E_OK
  The routine succeeded.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
  System error occurred (see errno(3)).
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
  Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
E_NOT_POSTED
  The menu has not been posted.

# 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.

2023-07-01 | ncurses 6.4