menu\_cursor(3X) Library calls menu\_cursor(3X)

# [NAME](#NAME)

**pos\_menu\_cursor** - position a menu's cursor

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
#include <menu.h>
```

```
int pos_menu_cursor(const MENU *menu);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#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](#RETURN_VALUE)

This routine returns one of the following:

[**E\_OK**](#E_OK)

The routine succeeded.

[**E\_SYSTEM\_ERROR**](#E_SYSTEM_ERROR)

System error occurred (see [**errno**(3)](/man/os/ncurses/errno.3)).

[**E\_BAD\_ARGUMENT**](#E_BAD_ARGUMENT)

Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.

[**E\_NOT\_POSTED**](#E_NOT_POSTED)

The menu has not been posted.

# [PORTABILITY](#PORTABILITY)

These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**curses**(3X)](/man/os/ncurses/curses.3X), [**menu**(3X)](/man/os/ncurses/menu.3X)

2024-03-16 ncurses 6.6

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