box-o-sand/PracticingCurses/menus/menu_simple.c

#include <curses.h>
#include <menu.h>

#define ARRAY_SIZE(a) (sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0]))
#define CTRLD     4

char *choices[] = {
                        "Choice 1",
                        "Choice 2",
                        "Choice 3",
                        "Choice 4",
                        "Exit",
                  };

int main()
{    ITEM **my_items;
    int c;
    MENU *my_menu;
    int n_choices, i;
    ITEM *cur_item;


    initscr();
    cbreak();
    noecho();
    keypad(stdscr, TRUE);

    n_choices = ARRAY_SIZE(choices);
    my_items = (ITEM **)calloc(n_choices + 1, sizeof(ITEM *));

    for(i = 0; i < n_choices; ++i)
            my_items[i] = new_item(choices[i], choices[i]);
    my_items[n_choices] = (ITEM *)NULL;

    my_menu = new_menu((ITEM **)my_items);
    mvprintw(LINES - 2, 0, "F1 to Exit");
    post_menu(my_menu);
    refresh();

    while((c = getch()) != KEY_F(1))
    {   switch(c)
        {    case KEY_DOWN:
                menu_driver(my_menu, REQ_DOWN_ITEM);
                break;
            case KEY_UP:
                menu_driver(my_menu, REQ_UP_ITEM);
                break;
        }
    }

    free_item(my_items[0]);
    free_item(my_items[1]);
    free_menu(my_menu);
    endwin();
}