MENU(3alleg4)

📦 version 4.4.3.1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

okay bestie, this is MENU from the Allegro manual, and no it is not about the restaurant kind, it's the ✨ data structure ✨ kind. it lives in 3alleg4, and Allegro is a game programming library, so this is basically the blueprint for every drop-down menu you've ever clicked on. periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro.h>

typedef struct MENU

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here's the whole vibe. a MENU is the little struct that holds one single entry of a menu — one line on the dropdown, one thing you can highlight and click. and it's giving:

char *text;          - the text to display for the menu item
int (*proc)(void);   - called when the menu item is clicked
struct MENU *child;  - nested child menu
int flags;           - disabled or checked state
void *dp;            - pointer to any data you need

let me break that down because each one of these is lowkey iconic in its own way 🫶

  • char *text — the words that actually show up on screen for this menu item. the display text, the moment, the main character of the line ✨
  • int (*proc)(void) — a function pointer, and it gets called when the menu item is clicked. yes bestie, clicking = code running. that's the whole point 💅
  • struct MENU *child — a nested child menu. menus inside menus, layers on layers, it's giving inception 🌀
  • int flags — holds the disabled or checked state. so like, greyed out or ticked off, that kind of energy ✔️
  • void *dp — a pointer to any data you need. literally anything. it's your little pocket of extra stuff, do what you want with it 🎀

that's the structure used to hold an entry of a menu. and if you wanna know how to actually obtain or use this structure, go read chapter "GUI routines", section "GUI menus" — it's all described in there, fr fr. iykyk 📖

ngl, this struct is small but it's carrying the entire menu system on its back. respect.

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

and that's the whole page, bestie 💜 this was Allegro version 4.4.3, so if your version number is looking different, you're in the wrong era, no cap. go build a menu, slay, and remember: every great GUI is just a bunch of tiny structs holding hands 🫶✨🎀

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