XmTextGetSelection(X3mot)

XmTextGetSelection -- a Text function that retrieves the value of the primary selection

Synopsis

#include <Xm/Text.h>

char * XmTextGetSelection (widget)
Widget widget;

Description

XmTextGetSelection retrieves the value of the primary selection. It returns a NULL pointer if no text is selected in the widget. The application is responsible for freeing the storage associated with the string by calling XtFree.

widget: Specifies the Text widget ID

For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(X3mot).

Return values

Returns a character pointer to the string that is associated with the primary selection.

References

XmText(X3mot) and XmTextGetSelectionWcs(X3mot).