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32 .Dd September 10, 1999
38 .Nd create or delete menu item
44 .Fn free_item "ITEM *item"
46 .Fn new_item "char *name" "char *description"
50 function destroys the item and frees all allocated storage for that
54 allocates storage for a new item then copies in the item name and
55 description for the new item.
56 A pointer to the newly created item is returned to the caller.
60 function returns NULL on failure, the
62 returns one of the following error values:
64 .Bl -tag -width E_BAD_ARGUMENT -compact
66 The function was successful.
68 One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.
75 .Pa \*[Lt]menu.h\*[Gt]
76 automatically includes both
77 .Pa \*[Lt]curses.h\*[Gt]
79 .Pa \*[Lt]eti.h\*[Gt] .