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32.Dd September 10, 1999
33.Dt MENU_ITEM_NAME 3
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm item_description ,
37.Nm item_name
38.Nd get item name or description
39.Sh LIBRARY
40.Lb libmenu
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.In menu.h
43.Ft char *
44.Fn item_description "ITEM *item"
45.Ft char *
46.Fn item_name "ITEM *item"
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Fn item_description
50.Fa menu
51function returns the description string associated with the passed
52item.
53The
54.Fn item_name
55function returns the name string associated with the passed item.
56.Sh RETURN VALUES
57The function
58.Fn item_description
59and
60.Fn item_name
61functions return NULL if the item pointer is not valid.
62.Sh SEE ALSO
63.Xr curses 3 ,
64.Xr menus 3
65.Sh NOTES
66The header
67.Pa \*[Lt]menu.h\*[Gt]
68automatically includes both
69.Pa \*[Lt]curses.h\*[Gt]
70and
71.Pa \*[Lt]eti.h\*[Gt] .
72